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CIVIL  WAR 

ALSO  REPORTS  OF  THE  FORTIETH  AND  FIFTIETH 
REUNIONS,  UNION  COLLEGE,  1903  AND  1913, 

PREPARED  BY 


THOMAS     H.     FEAREY, 

CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY 


Union  College 

ANSWER  TO  THE  CALLING  OF  THE  ROLL. 

Written  by  Robert  Donald  for  the  Decennial  meeting. 

"Sixty-Three's,  all  ahoy!    from  each  city  and  state 
Now  arise  and  report  your  adventures  till  date!" 
"Call  the  roll!"   "Who  are  here?"   Are  there  any  away? 
"Denton?    Here!     Donald?    Late.    Is  he  coming  today?" 

It  is  sure  a  mistake,  it  must  be  a  joke, 
Or  a  sophomore  sell!     Was  it  Fearey  that  spoke? 
"Sixty-Three's,  all  ahoy!    to  the  roll-call  reply!" 
Now  I  hear  it  once  more.    I  will  go  and  ask  why. 

Can  it  be  my  good  chum  and  dear  classmates  of  old, 
That  a  decade  of  annums  has  over  us  rolled? 
That  the  halls  which  resounded  in  glory  of  yore, 
"Sixty-Three  and  Old  Union!"  now  shout  Seventy-Four? 

How  the  years  glide  along  in  the  battle  of  life. 
As  we  swim  or  we  sink  in  its  struggles  and  strife; 
Or  instead  of  repining  o'er  fond  hopes  decline 
We  renew  our  resolve,  "fight  it  out  on  this  line." 

I  think  of  you  often  dear  classmates  and  friends, 
And  now  unto  each  my  best  greeting  extends. 
May  you  always  find  sunshine,  may  fortune  be  bright, 
May  we  ever  be  foremost  for  honor  and  right. 

May  each  heart  be  a  centre  of  love  and  of  joys 
Adding  tie  unto  tie  still  remembering  "The  Boys" 
May  the  years  touch  us  lightly  as  decades  pass  by, 
And  may  each  answer  "here!"  at  the  roll-call  on  high. 

Peekskill.  N.  Y..  June.  1873. 


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A  HISTORY 


OF  THE 


CLASS  OF  1863 

UNION  COLLEGE 

SCHENECTADY,  NEW  YORK 


♦  DANIEL  THOMAS  ARBUCKLE. 
Warner  Prize.     Latin  Salutatory.     <E>BK. 

Born  at  Delhi,  New  York,  May  3,  1837. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Studied  law  in  Delhi.  Appointed  United  States  Commis- 
sioner in  1867.  Was  made  district  attorney  of  Delaware 
County  in  1873,  and  was  elected  county  judge  in  1883.  He 
continued  as  judge  and  surrogate  of  Delaware  County  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death  in  1894.  During  his  college  course  he 
was  editor  of  the  Union  College  Magazine  and  president  of 
the  Adelphic  Society  during  the  Senior  year.  He  was  the 
recipient  of  many  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility  and 
stood  very  high  in  the  community  where  he  lived.  Married, 
May,  1867.    Had  four  children,  two  boys  and  two  girls. 


♦  ANTHONY  WATSON  ATWOOD. 

Adelphic.     AY.     ^BK. 

Born,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  May  2,  1841. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

After  graduation  he  did  law  and  newspaper  work  and  be- 


*Deceased. 


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came  correspondent  for  the  Philadelphia  Enquirer  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac.  After  the  war  he  continued  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Philadelphia.  Married  in  1868,  and  had  sev- 
eral children.  No  word  has  been  received  from  him  by  the 
secretary  for  a  dozen  years,  and  search  in  Philadelphia  re- 
cently lead  to  no  results,  although  those  who  had  known  him 
thought  that  he  had  died. 


CHARLES    SEYMOUR    AUSTIN. 
Adelphic.     A^. 

Born,  Farmington,  Illinois,  December  10,  1844. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

In  1863  kept  books  at  Peoria,  Illinois.  Entered  the  army 
in  spring  of  1864,  remaining  until  October,  when  sickness 
compelled  him  to  return  home.  In  1865  he  engaged  in 
steamboating  on  the  Illinois  river,  and  became  agent  for  the 
Canada  Southern  freight  line.  This  lead  to  his  employment 
by  the  Pennsylvania  system  in  their  offices  at  Indianapolis, 
where  he  continued  until  April  1,  1913,  when  he  retired  on 
a  pension  after  thirty  years  of  faithful  service.  He  will 
make  his  home  at  Wyoming,  111.,  where  a  daughter  resides. 


*  THADDEUS   RICHARD  AUSTIN. 
Adelphic.     KA. 

Born,  Farmington,  Illinois,  February  11,  1843. 

He  was  clerk  in  St.  Louis  in  1863,  ^^^  moved  to  New 
Orleans  in  1866.  He  engaged  in  silver  mining  in  Her- 
mosillo,  Sonora,  Mexico,  and  was  prosperous  until  1871, 
when  he  contracted  consumption,  which  caused  his 
death  on  July  16,  1878. 


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*  HOMER  ELHANAN  AYLSWORTH,  M.  D. 

AY. 

Born  in  Burlington  Green,  New  York,  September  8,  1838. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

He  taught  school  in  1863.  Studied  medicine  at  Michigan 
University,  and  settled  in  1866  in  Roseville,  Illinois,  where 
he  continued  to  practice  medicine,  and  had  a  well  established 
drug  business  until  his  death  in  1885. 

BRADFORD  BARNER. 

Born  at  Duanesburgh,  New  York,  November  23,  1839. 

Entered  second  term  Junior. 

Taught  in  Ladies'  Seminary,  Detroit,  in  1863.  ^"^  ^^ 
summer  of  1864  took  charge  of  a  school  at  Carbondale, 
Pennsylvania,  and  in  the  autumn  removed  to  Cincinnati, 
and  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  with  Herman  Conant. 
Became  agent  in  1866  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance 
Company,  at  Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  then  engaged  in 
building  saw  mills  in  Missouri  and  Kansas.  He  has  been 
seen  at  different  times  by  different  classmates,  none  of  whom 
can  now  give  his  address,  and  the  secretary's  letters  remain 
unanswered.  Last  address,  493  Putnam  Avenue,  Brook- 
lyn, New  York,  but  letter  sent  there  returned. 

REV.  SETH  CURTIS  BEACH,  D.  D. 
Philomathean.     AA$. 

He  was  born  at  Marion,  New  York,  August  8,  1837. 

Entered  first  term  Senior. 

He  graduated  at  Cambridge  Divinity  School,  and  has 
preached  for  Unitarian  Churches  at  Norton,  Massachusetts, 
Augusta,  Maine,  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  Bangor,  Maine, 
and  Wayland,  Massachusetts.  He  was  superintendent  of 
Unitarian  missionary  work  for  two  years,  and  has  been 
director  of  the  American  Unitarian  Association,  and  presi- 
dent   of   the    Unitarian    Ministerial    Union.       He    wrote, 


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"Daughters  of  the  Puritans,"  1905.  He  is  now  retired  and 
Hves  at  Watertown,  Massachusetts.  Married  in  1869,  and 
has  several  children.  Union  College  conferred  the  degree 
of  D.  D.  upon  him  in  1903.  Was  present  at  the  fiftieth  re- 
union, and  presided  at  the  meeting  on  June  9th  under 
the  class  tree. 

REV.  GEORGE  ARNOTTE  BEATTIE,  D.  D. 

Adelphic.  AY.  OBK.  Commencement  Oration,  ''Individ- 
uality of  Action."    Valedictorian  of  the  Adelphic  Society. 

Born,  Hebron,  New  York,  January  3,  1843. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

He  raised  a  company  of  volunteers  in  Burlington, 
Iowa,  and  w^as  commissioned  captain  and  A.  A.  G,  He 
attended  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Xenia,  Ohio, 
where  he  graduated  in  1868.  Has  been  pastor  of  Presby- 
terian churches  at  New  Carlisle,  Ohio,  Muncie,  Indiana, 
Newark  and  Middletown,  Ohio,  Sedalia,  Missouri, 
and  Lansing,  Michigan.  At  Sedalia  he  was  president  of  the 
Sedalia  University  and  taught  ethics  and  philosophy.  He 
preached  also  at  the  Norwood  Presbyterian  Church,  Cincin- 
nati, and  at  Blue  Ball,  Ohio,  and  from  there  moved  to 
Atlanta,  Georgia,  where  he  was  pastor  for  nearly  ten 
years.  Was  largely  instrumental  in  bringing  the  three 
general  assemblies  to  Atlanta  in  May,  1913.  Has  now 
retired  from  active  ministry.  Plas  been  married  three 
times.  Has  five  boys,  four  of  them  he  says  are  larger  than 
himself,  and  all  doing  well.  Union  College  conferred 
the  degree  of  D.  D.  upon  him  at  Commencement  in  1913. 
He  was  present  at  the  fiftieth  reunion. 

*  HENRY  NEHEMIAH  BECKWITH. 
Adelphic.     AA$. 

Born  in  Sutton,  Vermont,  March  7,  1839. 

Entered  second  term  Freshman. 

After  graduating  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  Chicago, 


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but  died  suddenly  of  congestion  of  the  brain,  December  2, 
1863. 

*  LEWIS  H.  BELLINGER. 

Adelphic.     Commencement  Oration,  "The  Statesmen  of  the 
American  Revolution." 

Born,  Root,  New  York,  February  18,  1843. 

He  became  a  lawyer,  then  an  insurance  agent,  and  dealer 
in  real  estate.  He  was  favorably  known  in  the  legal  depart- 
ment of  insurance  and  was  attorney  for  the  Connecticut 
Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co.,  at  Hartford,  Connecticut.  He 
did  not  marry.  He  died  in  February,  1886,  at  Canajoharie, 
New  York. 

*  DAVID  BLAKELEY,  JR. 

Adelphic.     ^BK. 

He  was  born  at  Meredith,  New  York,  June  8,  1841. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

He  read  law,  was  an  assistant  United  States  marshal,  and 
a  newspaper  writer  in  St.  Louis.  Married  in  1866  the  widow 
of  a  Confederate  officer.  She  died  in  187L  He  married 
again  and  returned  to  New  York  State,  settling  in  Daven- 
port, Delaware  County.  He  lost  his  mind  in  1888,  and  died 
in  an  asylum  a  year  later.  His  son,  now  about  thirty  years 
of  age,  is  a  fine  young  man  engaged  in  the  shoe  trade  at 
Delhi,  New  York 

*  MORTON  ELNATHAN  BRASEE. 
Philomathean.     Commencement     Oration,     "The     Union 

Soldier." 

Was  born  August  20,  1843,  ^t  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

Entered  second  term  Senior. 

Studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  practice,  August,  1865. 
Settled  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  practiced  his  profession 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death  in  1871.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church. 


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JOHN  CASWELL  BUSHNELL. 

Came  from  Lafayette  College  to  enter  Senior  class. 

After  graduating  studied  law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in 
April,  .1864.  In  1865,  formed  law  partnership  in  New  York 
City  with  James  P.  Albright  of  class  1864,  He  was  married 
November  24,  1864,  and  had  one  daughter.  He  continued 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  New  York  for  many  years.  Al- 
bright writes  that  he  left  New  York  and  was  last  heard 
from  in  1885,  when  he  was  in  the  southwest.  Not  a 
word  since  then. 

EDWARD  CARY,  Litt.  D. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  June  5,  1840,  in  Albany,  New  York. 

Entered  Freshman. 

Was  editor  U.  C.  Magazine  and  of  the  University 
Quarterly.  Member  Chemical  Society,  and  2nd  Serg- 
eant U.  C.  Zouaves. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  Junior  year,  and  studied  law 
at  the  Albany  Law  School.  While  in  the  Law  School  he 
was  editorial  writer  for  The  Statesman,  a  local  paper.  Then 
he  became  editor  of  the  Brooklyn  Union,  and  in  1871  be- 
came editorial  writer  on  the  New  York  Times,  and  still 
occupies  that  position.  He  is  also  a  stockholder  and  member 
of  the  board  of  directors.  He  has  written  the  life  of  George 
William  Curtis  for  the  American  Men  of  Letters  series, 
and  articles  on  varied  subjects  for  the  North  American  Re- 
vieW;  Scribner's,  and  Harper's  Weekly.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Education  in  Brooklyn  from  1865  to  1870. 
Has  always  taken  a  strong  interest  in  civil  service  reform, 
and  served  as  member  of  the  executive  council  of  the 
National  Civil  Service  Reform  League  since  its  formation 
in  1882.  He  was  active  in  securing  the  presentation  by  the 
class  of  1863  of  the  bust  of  Colonel  Elias  Peissner,  an  in- 
timate personal  friend,  as  well  as  a  beloved  and  respected  in- 
structor, and  was  fortunate  during  a  visit  of  some  weeks  in 
Florence,  while  the  work  was  in  progress,  to  aid  somewhat 
the  gifted  sculptor,  Launt  Thompson,  in  securing  the  strik- 


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ing  likeness  of  the  subject.  He  made  the  address  of  presen- 
tation at  Commencement  in  1880.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
City  Club  and  Century  Club  of  New  York,  and  was  secre- 
tary of  the  latter  for  seven  years.  He  married  Miss  Ellen 
Elizabeth  Luther,  daughter  of  George  W.  Luther  of  Albany, 
in  1864.  She  died  in  1894.  His  daughter,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Luther  Cary,  is  the  critic  of  art  for  the  New  York  Times, 
and  the  author  of  several  volumes  of  biography  and  criti- 
cism. He  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Litt.  D.  from 
Union  College  at  Commencement  in  1913,  though  he  was 
too  ill  to  attend.  Address,  care  New  York  Times,  New 
York. 

*  CHARLES  GOULD  CLARK,  M.  D. 

Adelphic.     AA$.     $BK.     First  Blatchford  Prize,  ''Athens' 
Legacy  to  the  World." 

Born,  Troy,  New  York,  May  15,  1842. 

Entered  Freshman. 

Graduated  from  the  Medical  Department  of  Michigan 
University  in  1865.  Practiced  in  Troy,  New  York.  Mar- 
ried December  11,  1866.  Had  two  sons.  Died  of  lung 
trouble  in  1887. 

EZRA  TREAT  CLARK. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  January  12,  1841,  Pound  Ridge,  New  York. 

Entered  third  term  Sophomore. 

After  graduating  C.  E.  became  assistant  engineer  Phila- 
delphia and  Reading  Railroad.  In  1865  was  one  of  the 
firm  of  Phillips  &  Clark,  civil  engineers,  Marietta,  Ohio. 
In  1869  he  was  civil  engineer  for  the  Delaware  and  Hud- 
son Canal  Co.,  located  at  Providence,  Pennsylvania.  In 
1887,  he  was  chief  engineer  of  the  Connecticut  River  Rail- 
road, with  office  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  attended 
the  class  reunion  in  1888.  Your  secretary  is  informed  that 
several  years  ago  he  drew  all  the  pay  that  was  coming  to 
him  and  disappeared.  Nothing  has  been  heard  of  him 
since. 


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*  ALEXANDER  TAYLOR  COMPTON. 
AKE. 

Born,  May  17,  1842,  in  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

Became  a  lawyer,  and  in  1872  was  partner  of  Elihu  Root, 
under  firm  name  of  Compton  &  Root  in  New  York  City. 
Married,  December  23,  1868.  Had  two  children,  a  son 
and  a  daughter.  He  was  a  prosperous  real  estate 
lawyer,  but  was  in  poor  health  for  a  number  of  years 
before  his  death  at  Lakewood,  New  Jersey,  January  30, 
1902. 

♦  HERMAN  CONANT. 

Born,  September  5,  1840,  in  Thorndike,  Maine. 

Entered  second  term  Junior. 

In  1863  taught  Classics  in  Cadet  School,  Cheshire,  Con- 
necticut. In  1864,  became  partner  with  Bradford  Earner 
in  the  insurance  business  in  Cincinnati,  and  in  1865  returned 
to  New  York  to  become  general  agent  for  the  Equitable  Life 
Insurance  Society.  He  has  had  various  business  addresses, 
the  last  of  which  was  2137  Stout  Street,  Denver,  Colo.  A 
relative  tells  the  secretary  that  Conant  died  several  years 
ago  in  Denver. 

*  SANFORD  CORNELIUS  CONDE. 
Adelphic.      ZW. 

Born,  Rhodesport,  New  York,  February  14,  1842. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Attended  Medical  College  at  Albany,  New  York,  in  1863, 
and  was  medical  assistant  at  Marshall  Infirmary,  Troy, 
New  York.  In  1865,  he  became  actuary's  assistant,  Mut- 
ual Life  Insurance  Company,  New  York.  In  1867,  returned 
to  West  Troy,  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  with  his 
brothers.  In  1883,  he  was  a  manufacturer  of  agricultural 
implements  at  Trumansburg,  New  York,  and  in  1903,  he 
was  treasurer  of  the  H.  T.  Conde  Implement  Company,  In- 


Class  of  1863  21 

dianapolis,  Indiana.  He  died  suddenly  April  28,  1904. 
Classmate  Charles  Austin  writes  that  he  had  the  satisfaction 
of  being  with  Conde  and  enjoying  his  good  company  for  a 
number  of  years  before  his  death.  He  says  he  was  one  of 
the  best  fellows  he  ever  knew.  His  widow  and  daughter 
are  living  in  Indianapolis,  and  his  son  in  New  York  City. 

♦  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  DENTON. 
Adelphic.     Commencement  oration,  "Endurance  in 
the  Truth." 

Born,  December  25,  1841,  North  Hempstead,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

Studied  law  in  Brooklyn.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Febru- 
ary, 1865.  Entered  the  law  office  of  Edmonds  &  Field  in 
New  York  and  began  practice  on  his  own  account  in  June, 
1866.  Married,  April  3,  1873.  Had  one  daughter.  His 
home  was  at  Roslyn,  Long  Island,  where  he  died  in  1879. 

*  ROBERT  DONALD. 
Philomathean.     ^BK. 

Born,  West  Gal  way,  New  York,  September  19,  1839. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

He  taught  with  great  success.  He  was  Professjor  of 
Classics,  Sand  Lake,  N.  Y.,  Collegiate  Institute,  until 
1869,  then  Principal  of  Boarding  School  for  boys  at 
Highland  Falls,  N.  Y.,  until  1873;  Principal  of  Peeks- 
kill  Military  Academy,  1873-80.  Spent  a  year  in  Europe, 
devoting  several  months  to  investigating  secondary 
education  in  Germany,  England  and  Scotland.  On  his 
return  he  resumed  connection  with  Peekskill 
Academy,  but  \vas  taken  seriously  ill  with  hem- 
orrhage of  the  lungs,  which  obliged  him  to  seek 
a  better  climate.  He  finaliy  located  in  1885  at 
Lanesboro,  Minnesota,  where  he  purchased  a  news- 
paper called  The  Journal.    He  made  a  courageous  fight 


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for  life,  but  died  much  regretted  in  1890.  In  a  letter  to  the 
secretary  dated  June  22,  1888,  Donald  wrote:  '1  would 
most  strongly  and  affectionately  urge  that  the  class  take 
action  expressing  their  sense  of  loss,  their  sincere  respect 
and  warm,  loying  remembrance  of  grand  old  Doctor- 
President  Hickok." 

♦  JOHN  JAMES  DOWNING. 

Born,  April  2j,  1843,  Troy,  New  York. 
He  was  in  various  businesses  until  1883,  when  after  two 
years'  illness  he  died  on  February  19. 

*  JACOB  WURTS  DUBOIS,  M.  D. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  New  Paltz,  New  York,  December  2"],  1837. 

Entered  second  term  Freshman. 

Studied  medicine  at  Michigan  University,  and  at  Belle- 
vue  Hospital  Medical  College,  New  York,  where  he  grad- 
uated in  1865.  Practiced  in  Kingston,  New  York,  and  later 
at  61  McDougall  Street,  New  York  City.  In  October,  1873, 
he  went  to  Carthagena,  South  America,  from  which  place 
he  went  farther  inland,  seeking  new  medical  remedies.  In 
1897,  h^  was  living  in  the  State  of  Maryland,  near  Balti- 
more. In  1903,  his  brother,  A.  B.  DuBois,  did  not  know 
whether  he  was  living  or  not.  Your  secretary  has  been  told 
that  Dr.  DuBois  had  died. 

♦  CHARLES  LOCKE  EASTON. 
Adelphic.     AA^.     ^BK.     Commencement  oration, 
"Moral  Courage." 
Born  at  Lowville,  New  York,  June  10,  1840. 
Admitted  to  the  bar  April  5,  1866,  and  settled  in  Chi- 
cago, Illinois.     He  served  in  the  Illinois  State  Senate  in 
1877  and  1878.     He  removed  to  New  York  as  counsel  for 
the  Republic  Steel  Company.    He  was  at  the  Class  meeting 
in  1903.     Shortly  after  he  had  a  stroke  of  paralysis  from 
which  he  partially  recovered,  but  he  died  suddenly  in  1905. 
He  did  not  marry. 


Class  of  1863  13 

THOMAS  HEALEY  FEAREY. 
Philomathean.     Commencement  oration,  "Der  Rhein/' 

Born,  Stevington,  England,  February  19,  1844. 

He  wrote  'The  Copper  Deposits  of  Lake  Superior," 
which  was  published  in  Union  College  Magazine.  Member 
of  Chemical  Society.  Member  of  the  Union  College 
Zouaves. 

Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant  Signal  Corps,  U.  S.  A., 
by  President  Lincoln,  in  August,  1863,  ^"^^  reported  imme- 
diately for  duty  at  the  Signal  Camp,  Georgetown,  D.  C.  On 
October  10,  1863,  ordered  to  the  headquarters  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac.  Served  on  the  staff  of  General  Sykes, 
commanding  the  Fifth  Army  Corps ;  as  signal  officer  at  Gen- 
eral Meade's  headquarters,  and  as  chief  signal  officer  of 
the  Sixth  Army  Corps,  Major  General  H.  G.  Wright  com- 
manding, during  the  final  attacks  on  Petersburg,  and  the 
pursuit  of  Lee.  Mustered  out  August  26,  1865.  In  Octo- 
ber, 1865,  became  partner  with  his  father  under  firm  name  of 
Thos.  Fearey  &  Son,  wholesale  shoe  manufacturers,  in 
Albany,  employing  six  hundred  work  people  and  making 
two  thousand  four  hundred  pairs  a  day.  Continued  in  this 
business  until  the  death  of  his  father  in  1880,  when  he  pre- 
pared to  resume  his  studies  and  scientific  work.  He  sold  out 
his  interest  and  went  to  Europe  in  1883.  He  studied  in 
Zurich,  Heidelberg,  Darmstadt,  and  Paris,  returning  in 
1887,  when  he  was  appointed  Professor  of  Applied  Physics 
at  Vanderbilt  University,  Nashville,  Tennessee.  He  was 
employed  by  the  street  railway  of  Nashville  as  consulting 
electrical  engineer.  After  the  railway  had  been  equipped 
with  Thomson-Houston  apparatus,  he  was  offered  a  posi- 
tion in  the  employ  of  the  Thomson-Houston  Company, 
which  he  accepted  and  began  work  with  them  in  June,  1888. 
In  1 89 1,  he  became  manager  of  their  electric  railway  busi- 
ness in  New  York  State,  with  offfces  in  Buffalo.  When  the 
Thomson-Houston  Company  became  part  of  the  General 
Electric  Company  in  1893  ^e  was  continued  in  the  same 


14  U?iion  College 

position.  There  he  remained  eight  years,  until  he  broke 
down  from  overwork,  and  was  obHged  to  rest  for  three 
years,  when  he  returned  to  their  employ.  In  1893-5  was  one 
of  the  promoters  and  builders  of  the  Buffalo  and  Niagara 
Falls  Electric  Railway,  which  was  a  great  success  and  is 
now  part  of  the  International  Traction  Company. 

In  1895  he  purchased  in  partnership  with  a  Buffalo  banker 
the  Canandaigua  Gas  Light  Company  and  the  Canandaigua 
Electric  Light  and  Railway  Company.  These  were  united 
in  the  Ontario  Light  and  Traction  Company,  which  was 
sold  to  the  New  York  State  Railways  Company. 

Married  Maria  Van  Rergen  Babcock  in  1869,  and  has 
had  five  children,  two  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters ;  one  daughter  has  died.  While  in  Albany 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Albany  Institute,  governor 
of  the  Albany  Hospital,  treasurer  of  the  Hudson  River 
Baptist  Association,  North,  trustee  of  the  Hamilton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  vice-president  of  the  Young  Men's  Asso- 
ciation and  director  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and  in  1880  he  was 
elected  a  trustee  of  Union  College  by  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. He  read  two  papers  before  the  Albany  Institute; 
titles,  "The  Signal  Corps  in  the  Civil  War,"  and  'The 
Interoceanic  Canal  Problem." 

In  1882  a  large  number  of  the  prominent  alumni  peti- 
tioned the  Board  of  Trustees  to  appoint  him  Treasurer  of 
Union  College,  Dr.  Pearson  having  resigned. 

In  1894  he  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Uni- 
versity Club  of  Buffalo. 

Belongs  to  the  National  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science,  the  National  Geographic  Society,  and  the 
Religious  Education  Association. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Clubs  of  New  York 
City  and  Buffalo  and  of  the  Genesee  Valley  Club  of  Roch- 
ester, of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  G.  A.  R.,  and  of  the  Grad- 
uate Council  of  Union  College.  Has  been  secretary  of  his 
class  since  graduating.  Was  present  at  fiftieth  reunion  and 
was  grand  marshal  of  the  Reunion  Classes  Costume  Parade 
Address,   Canandaigua,  New  York. 


Class  of  1863  15 

*  WILLIAM  HILDRETH  FIELD. 

Philomathean.     S^.     Class  prophet.      Commencement 
oration,  "The  Spirit  of  American  and  European  Statesmen." 

Born,  April  i6,  1843,  ^^w  York  City. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

Graduated  at  Columbia  Law  School  in  1865.  Became 
partner  of  Judge  Edmonds  in  New  York  City,  and  con- 
tinued alone  after  his  death.  He  became  a  Roman  Catholic, 
and  was  prominent  in  that  denomination  in  New  York  City, 
He  was  particularly  zealous  as  trustee  of  Catholic  Orphan 
asylums.  After  his  death  a  very  appreciative  set  of  reso- 
lutions was  passed  by  those  with  whom  he  was  associated  in 
that  work.  He  married  and  had  two  children,  a  boy  and 
a  girl.    He  was  an  earnest  character.    He  died  in  1900. 

RICHARD  ANDERSON  HARKNESS. 
Adelphic.     AY,     ^BK. 

Born,  November  20,  1840,  Delhi,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

Has  been  a  successful  teacher.  Was  principal  of  the  Sem- 
inary at  Garden  Grove,  Iowa  in  1874,  and  was  for  many 
years  professor  of  Latin  at  Parsons  College,  Fairfield, 
Iowa,  from  which  position  he  recently  retired.  He 
vi^rites,  "A  good  wife  and  three  children  have  made 
my  home  very  happy."    Address,  Fairfield,  Iowa. 

*  CHARLES  MAYO  AUGUSTUS  HEWES. 

Philomathean.     KA.     ^BK.     Commencement  oration, 
"Position  not  Greatness." 

Born,  September  19,  1841,  at  Chelsea,  Vermont. 

Entered  second  term  Sophomore  from  Lawrence,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

Graduated  from  General  Theological  Seminary,  New 
York  City,  in  1866,  and  was  ordained  to  the  Protestant  Epis- 


26  Union  College 

copal  Ministry  July  1st,  1866,  at  Paterson,  N.  J.,  where 
he  did  a  very  successful  work  in  establishing  a  church 
and  mission  stations.  Married  and  had  three  daughters. 
He  died  July  24,  1878. 

ISAAC  WINTER  HEYSINGER,  M.  D. 

Born,  March  2y,  1842,  Fayetteville,  Pennsylvania. 

Entered  second  term  Senior. 

Studied  medicine  at  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1866, 
and  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  Jefiferson  Medical  College, 
Philadelphia,  in  1867.  ^^  1863,  he  was  first  sergeant  in  the 
Nineteenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  in  1864  captain  in 
the  Forty-fifth  United  States  Colored  Regiment.  His  com- 
mand, at  the  close  of  war,  was  ordered  to  Texas  to  guard 
the  Rio  Grande.  He  was  mustered  out  at  New  Orleans  in 
December,  1865.  He  then  settled  in  Philadelphia  in  the 
practice  of  medicine.  He  has  published  many  books,  among 
them:  'The  Battle  against  Prosperity,"  1896;  "Scientific 
Basis  of  Medicine,"  1898;  "Solar  Energy,"  1894;  "The 
Military  Life  of  Gen.  George  E.  Pickett  of  the  Confederate 
Army,"  "The  Rubayiat  of  Omar  Khayyan,"  from  the  Per- 
sian, 191 2;  "Translation  of  the  Light  of  China  from  the 
Chinese  Text  of  the  Tao  Teh  King,"  and  "Lectures  on  the 
Muskoki  Indian  Languages  of  the  Southern  United  States, 
and  the  Maya  Languages  of  Central  America  and  Mexico^ 
with  cross  translations  of  5000  words,  showing  the  identity 
of  those  peoples  separated  by  many  centuries."  This  list  is 
only  a  part  of  his  many  productions.  The  last  one  published 
is  a  defense  of  Major  General  George  B.  McClellan,  as  com- 
mander of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  has  taken  out 
over  one  hundred  patents,  and  is  president  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Novelty  Company,  which  manufactures  his  own  inven- 
tions. He  is  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  Military 
Institution  of  the  United  States,  the  Pennsylvania  Historical 
Society,  the  London  Society  for  Psychical  Research,  and 
other  scientific  and  medical  societies.  Address,  1521  Pop- 
lar Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 


Class  of  1863  27 

*  HARRISON  THEODORE  HICKOK. 

Born  in  Castleton,  Vermont,  in  1836. 

Entered  first  term  Senior. 

After  graduation  he  taught  classics  in  Mechanicsville 
Academy.  Became  principal  of  Manlius  Academy  in  1866. 
Professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  Amsterdam  Academy  in 
1868,  and  was  ordained  a  Methodist  minister  the  same  year. 
In  1874,  he  left  Amsterdam  to  become  professor  of  Classics 
at  Cottage  Hill  Seminary,  Poughkeepsie,  New  York.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Poughkeepsie  Society  of 
Natural  Science,  which  has  been  changed  to  the  Vassar 
Brothers  Institute.  He  retired  from  teaching,  and  devoted 
the  latter  years  of  his  life  to  writing  lectures  on  scientific 
and  sociological  subjects,  residing  during  this  period  of 
about  fourteen  years  in  Roseville  and  Belleville,  New  Jer- 
sey. He  was  a  nephew  of  Laurens  P.  Hickok,  LL.  D., 
President  of  Union  College.  He  died,  March  8,  19 13,  at 
his  home  in  Belleville,  New  Jersey. 

♦  ERI  BAKER  HULBERT,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 
AKE. 

Born,  July  16,  1842,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Entered  second  term  Senior  from  Madison  University. 

He  studied  law  and  entered  a  law  office  in  Chicago  soon 
after  graduation,  but  changed  his  mind  and  decided  to  study 
for  the  ministry.  He  was  graduated  from  Hamilton,  New 
York,  Theological  Seminary,  in  1865.  He  served  in  the 
United  States  Christian  Commission  in  army  work  for  three 
months.  He  was  a  successful  pastor  of  Baptist  churches  in 
Manchester,  Vermont,  Chicago,  Illinois,  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
sota, and  San  Francisco,  California.  In  1877,  while  pastor 
of  the  Fourth  Baptist  Church,  Chicago,  he  became  professor 
of  Homiletics  in  the  Morgan  Park  Theological  Seminary. 
This  Seminary  subsequently  became  the  Divinity  School  of 
the  University  of  Chicago,  of  which  institution  he  became 


18  Union  College 

in  1892  professor  of  church  history  and  dean,  continuing 
in  this  position  until  his  death,  on  February  17,  1907.  He 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Madison  University  in 
1865,  and  Union  College  in  1866;  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from 
the  Baptist  Union  Theological  Seminary  in  1880,  and  the 
degree  of  LL.  D.  from  Bucknell  University  in  1898.  Pro- 
fessor Ira  M.  Price,  his  friend  and  associate  in  the  faculty 
of  the  Divinity  School,  writes  of  Dr.  Hulbert  as  follov^s: 
"Dr.  Hulbert's  great  abounding  personality  made  itself  felt 
wherever  duty  called  or  opportunity  offered.  I  have  never 
seen  his  equal  in  the  class  room.  He  had  an  inimitable 
method  of  delivery  by  modulation  of  voice,  by  gesture,  by 
ready  wit,  by  irony,  by  sarcasm,  by  an  impersonation  that 
was  irresistible.  His  enthusiasm  over  St.  Augustine,  John 
Hus,  or  John  Knox,  made  them  live  again  before  us.  He 
was  a  father  and  a  companion  among  his  students,  whom 
he  always  called  his  'boys.'  With  his  colleagues  in  the  fac- 
ulty he  had  a  place  all  his  own.  His  opinion  was  asked  on 
all  important  questions.  In  all  relations  he  was  the  same 
kindly,  self  reliant  Christian  man,  a  generous  helper,  a  far 
sighted  prophet."  He  was  a  member  of  the  American  His- 
torical Association  and  the  Religious  Education  Association. 

*  JAMES  GIBSON  JOHNSON,  D.  D. 

Philomathean.    KA.    ^BK.    Second  Blatchford  prize, 
"The  Coming  Day." 

Born,  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  June  25,  1839. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1866. 
Ordained  at  Newburyport,  Massachusetts,  1867,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years,  then  spent  a  year  in  Europe  and 
the  East,  and  on  his  return  became  pastor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  in  Rutland,  Vermont,  where  he  remained  until 
1884.  He  was  pastor  at  New  London,  Connecticut,  from 
1884  to  1890,  and  of  the  New  England  Congregational 
Church,  Chicago,  from  1891  to  1899.      He  then  returned 


Class  of  1863  19 

East,  and  became  pastor  at  Farmington,  Connecticut.  Mid- 
dlebury,  Vermont,  gave  him  the  degree  of  D.  D.  in  1879, 
and  he  was  chosen  one  of  its  trustees  in  1880,  and  a  trustee 
of  Hartford  Theological  Seminary  in  1881.  He  was  a  cor- 
porate member  of  the  American  Board  of  Foreign  Missions, 
and  vice-president  of  the  American  Home  Missionary  Soci- 
ety. He  married  in  1870  Mary  Rankin  of  Newark,  New 
Jersey,  and  had  three  children.  He  died  suddenly  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  March  25,  1905.  He  was  sent  by  the  Ameri- 
can Board  to  Japan  in  1895,  on  a  tour  of  inspection.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and 
of  the  Mayflower  Descendants,  he  being  descended  from 
John  Alden.  He  was  present  at  the  fortieth  reunion  in  1903. 
He  had  great  ability  and  was  a  genial,  lovable  character. 
One  of  his  sons  was  at  the  fiftieth  reunion  and  a  guest  at 
the  class  dinner. 


*  ANDREW  KIRKPATRICK,  LL.  D. 
Adelphic.     Z^^.      Commencement  oration,    "Life  Paths." 

Entered  first  term  Junior,  coming  from  Rutgers  College. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866.  Became  partner  in  the  law 
with  Honorable  F.  T.  Frelinghuysen,  in  Newark,  New  Jer- 
sey. He  was  Judge  of  Essex  County,  New  Jersey,  Court 
of  Common  Pleas,  1885  to  1896.  United  States  Judge  for 
District  of  New  Jersey  from  1896  until  his  death  in  1904. 
He  married  in  1869.  His  wife  died,  and  later  he  married 
again.  Princeton  gave  him  honorary  A.  M.  in  1872.  Union 
conferred  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  upon  him  in  1903.  He 
was  a  grandson  of  Andrew  Kirkpatrick,  who  was  chief  jus- 
tice of  the  New  Jersey  Supreme  Court  from  1803  to  1824. 
The  judge  was  a  great  combination  of  humor  and  ability, 
and  many  good  stories  are  told  of  his  speeches  from  the 
bench.  His  funeral  on  May  6,  1904,  was  attended  by  a  large 
number  of  judges  and  lawyers,  who  gathered  from  all  parts 
of  New  Jersey.  He  is  survived  by  his  second  wife,  who  was 
Miss  Louise  Howell,  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  and  his  nine 


20  Union  College 

children.     He  was  at  the  fortieth  reunion  of  the  Class  in 
1903,  as  jovial  and  friendly  as  in  college  days. 


REV.  BENJAMINBLOOMFTELDLOOMIS,Ph.  D.,D.D. 

Born  at  Bridge  water,  New  York,  October  6,  1836. 

Entered  second  term  Senior. 

He  has  been  a  Methodist  minister  ever  since  graduation, 
having  been  located  in  Albany,  Ballston  Spa,  Mechanics- 
ville,  Plattsburgh,  and  other  stations,  remaining  about  two 
years  at  each  place.  He  was  presiding  elder  of  the  Cam- 
bridge District  in  1881,  and  president  of  the  Round  Lake 
Summer  Institute  in  1901  to  1903.  He  was  director  of  the 
Ocean  Grove  Assembly  in  1884  to  1902.  Editor  of  the  New 
Jersey  Methodist  in  1901.  Author  of  "Studies  in  the  Book 
of  Acts,"  1897.  Syracuse  University  gave  him  the  degree 
of  Ph.  D.,  in  1887,  and  D.  D.,  in  1893.  He  married  Miss 
Sophia  O.  Witt,  of  Cooperstown,  and  has  one  daughter,  who 
is  a  graduate  of  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary.  Mrs.  Loomis  died 
November  i,  1909.  In  April,  19 10,  he  retired  from  the 
active  ministry  and  settled  in  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania,  mak- 
ing his  permanent  residence  with  his  son-in-law.  It  is  the 
seat  of  Dickinson  College,  where  he  finds  many  pleasant 
associations. 


*  BRADLEY  MARTIN. 
Adelphic.     2^.     Grand  Marshal  at  Commencement. 

Born  at  Albany,  December  18,  184 1. 

Entered  Freshman. 

3d  Sergeant  U.  C.  Zouaves. 

He  graduated  from  the  Albany  Law  School,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864.  In  July  of  the  same  year  be- 
came lieutenant  in  the  Ninety-third  New  York  State 
Volunteers,  which  regiment  served  for  one  hundred 
days  at  the  front.     His  captain  being  absent,  he  had  com- 


Class  of  1863  21 

mand  of  his  company  the  whole  time.  In  January,  1865, 
became  partner  in  the  firm  of  J.  W.  Osborne  &  Co.,  petro- 
leum commission  merchants,  Albany.  In  1866,  he  was 
colonel  and  aid-de-camp  upon  the  staff  of  Governor  Reuben 
E.  Fenton,  and  was  re-appointed  after  the  re-election  of 
Governor  Fenton  in  1867.  In  December,  1871,  was  elected 
vice-president  of  the  Aetna  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  New 
York.  He  married  Miss  Nellie  Sherman,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Sherman,  Esq.,  a  New  York  merchant,  and  made  his  home 
in  New  York  until  he  removed  to  London,  England,  where 
he  resided  at  4  Chesterfield  Gardens,  Mayfair.  He  also  had 
an  estate  in  Scotland,  called  Balmacaan,  Glen  Urquhart, 
Inverness.  He  died,  February  5,  191 3,  at  his  London  home, 
of  pneumonia,  and  at  his  request  his  remains  have  been 
brought  to  this  country  for  burial.  He  was  a  loyal  son  of 
Union  College.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Union,  Knicker- 
bocker, Metropolitan,  Racquet  and  Tennis  Clubs  of  New 
York;  also  of  the  Marlborough  and  St.  James  Clubs  of 
London. 


♦  SAMUEL  COLES  LEONARD  MOTT. 

Philomathean.     AA^.     $BK.     Commencement  oration, 
"The  Retrospect  of  Duty." 

Was  born,  September  2,  1842,  at  Sing  Sing,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

After  graduating,  he  became  professor  of  English  and 
Mathematics,  in  the  Military  Academy,  Sing  Sing.  In 
1864,  he  went  to  Newbern,  North  Carolina,  as 
delegate  of  the  United  States  Christian  Commission, 
where  he  labored  faithfully,  for  several  months,  until 
taken  very  sick,  and  obliged  to  return  home.  As  soon 
as  he  was  convalescent,  he  started  back,  but  at  Fort  Monroe 
suffered  a  relapse  and  was  compelled,  as  soon  as  strong 
enough,  to  return  home  again.  This  he  did  with  great  reluc- 
tance.    His  disease  was  doing  death's  work.     Your  secre- 


22  Union  College 

retary  called  on  him  in  October,  1864,  and  found  him  very 
much  reduced  by  his  sickness,  yet  full  of  hope  that  he  would 
recover  and  attain  his  great  desire  to  preach  the  Gospel. 
His  desire  was  not  gratified.  He  died  January  23,  1865, 
full  of  faith. 

•1^  JAMES  THOMAS  McMILLAN. 

Adelphic.     Commencement  oration,  "The  Future  of  the 
American  Republic." 

Born,  January  27,  1840,  Berlin,  Illinois. 
Entered  second  term  Senior. 

He  was  a  lawyer,  and  practiced  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois. 
He  married  in  1868.     He  died  May  24,  1894. 

*  THOMAS  SAMUEL  MURDOCK,  M.  D. 
Adelphic.     ^BK. 

Born,  April  23,  1839,  Kortright,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

He  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Michigan 
University  in  1865,  and  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
Port  Huron,  Michigan,  remaining  there  until  1870,  when, 
on  account  of  ill  health,  brought  on  by  the  lake  winds,  he 
went  to  the  Rocky  mountains,  remaining  until  he  recovered. 
In  November,  1872,  he  settled  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  but 
his  health  failing  again,  he  removed  to  Mexico,  Missouri, 
where  he  was  practicing  in  1883.  In  1903,  he  was  in  North- 
ville,  Michigan,  where  he  continued  until  just  before  his 
death,  which  occurred  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan,  while  visiting 
his  son  on  January  12,  1913.  H.  M.  Morey,  D.  D.,  '61, 
knew  him  in  Indianapolis  and  in  Ypsilanti,  and  officiat- 
ed at  his  funeral.  He  says  Murdock  was  very  highly 
esteemed  and  an  able  physician. 

REV.  STEPHEN  PALMER. 
Born,  January  20,  1837. 
Entered  second  term  Senior. 
Taught  classics  at  Jonesville  Academy  in  1863.      Then 


Class  of  1863  23 

became  a  Methodist  minister,  and  had  pastorates  in  the 
Troy,  New  York,  Conference  until  his  retirement.  He  now 
occupies  himself  in  doing  home  missionary  and  evangelistic 
work,  and  in  the  distribution  of  the  publications  of  the  Amer- 
ican Bible  Society.  He  was  present  at  the  fiftieth  reunion 
in  1913.    Address,  South  Glens  Falls,  New  York. 


AMASA  JUNIUS  PARKER,  LL.  D. 
Philomathean.  KA.   Commencement  oration,  "Life's  Aims." 

Born,  May  6,  1843,  Delhi,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Graduated  at  the  Albany  Law  School  in  1864.  Became 
partner  with  his  father.  Judge  Amasa  J.  Parker,  May  1st, 
1865.  The  partnership  continued  until  the  death  of  his 
father.  May,  1890,  over  25  years.  Member  of  Assembly  in 
1882,  and  of  the  New  York  State  Senate  in  1886-7,  1892-3, 
1894-5.  Aide-de-camp  and  major  third  division  National 
Guard  of  New  York,  in  1866;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  1875; 
Colonel  Tenth  Infantry,  N.  G.  N.  Y.,  1877;  Brigadier 
General,  commanding  Third  Brigade,  1886  to  1891. 
President  of  the  New  York  State  National  Guard  Asso- 
ciation, 1878  to  1880.  Alumni  Trustee  of  Union  Col- 
lege, 1877-81.  He  was  elected  a  Life  Trustee  of  the 
Albany  Law  School  in  1879.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  Young  Men's  Association  of  Albany  since  1897, 
and  a  Life  Trustee  of  the  x\lbany  Medical  College 
since  1889.  He  w^as  made  a  governor  of  the  Union 
University  in  1884,  and  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Albany  Law^  School  in  1895,  and  still 
holds  the  last  four  offices.  He  was  president  of  the  board  of 
managers  of  the  Hudson  River  State  Hospital  at  Pough- 
keepsie.  New  York,  188 1- 1897. 

While  serving  in  the  Senate  of  the  State  of  New  York 
he  rendered  valuable  services  to  Union  College. 

Dr.  Nott  died  in  1866.  He  had  made  large  investments 
for  Union  College  in  lands,  in  Long  Island  City,  expecting 


24  Union  College 

an  enormous  increase  in  value,  which  would  prove  a  gen- 
erous endowment  for  the  College. 

The  taxes  and  assessments  on  these  lands,  however,  soon 
increased  far  beyond  all  College  expectations,  or  in  fact 
beyond  what  should  justly  and  honestly  have  been  the 
case.  The  Trustees  were  compelled,  from  time  to  time, 
to  borrow  large  sums  of  money  in  order  to  keep  the 
College  on  its  feet. 

As  the  centennial  of  the  College  in  1895  approached  the 
financial  affairs  of  the  College  were  in  a  critical  condi- 
tion. 

In  1894,  Hon.  Judson  S.  Landon,  a  trustee  of  the  Col- 
lege and  chairman  of  its  finance  committee,  who  had 
been  President  ad  interim  of  the  College  from  1884  to 
1888,  in  studying  up  the  intricacies  and  rascalities  involved 
in  the  Long  Island  City  land  matters  evolved  a  plan  for  a 
just  and  equitable  solution,  and  drafted  a  bill  to  be  in- 
troduced in  the  Legislature  requiring  the  cancelling  of 
all  taxes  and  assessments  of  record  on  payment  by  the 
College  to  Long  Island  City  of  a  sum  to  be  ascertained  and 
fixed. 

The  Trustees  of  the  College  then  through  Judge  Landon 
placed  the  bill  in  the  hands  of  Senator  Parker. 

This  bill  was,  after  a  hard  fight,  passed  in  both  houses 
of  the  legislatu.re  in  1894  and  went  to  Long  Island  City  for 
approval.  That  city  refused  its  approval  and  the  legisla- 
ture then  repassed  the  bill  by  an  increased  vote,  but  after 
long  delays,  Governor  Flower  disapproved. 

In  1895,  a  similar  bill,  in  revised  and  stronger  form, 
was  given  to  Senator  Parker  by  Judge  Landon.  The 
Committee  on  Taxation  and  Retrenchment  to  which  it  was 
referred  in  the  Senate  made  no  report,  but  gave  out  the 
verbal  opinion  that  the  bill  was  unconstitutional. 

The  Senate  then  adopted  an  unprecedented  resolution 
and  leaving  the  bill  in  committee,  submitted  the  question 
of  constitutionality  to  its  Judiciary  Committee.  Judge 
Landon,   before  that  committee,   made  one   of  the   great 


Class  of  1863  25 

arguments  of  his  life  and  the  committee  immediately  made 
its  report  to  the     Senate  that  the  bill     was  constitutional 

The  bill  was  then  passed  by  both  houses,  sent  to  Long- 
Island  City,  again  disapproved,  returned  to  the  legislature 
and  passed  over  the  objection  by  an  enormous  vote  and 
sent  to  Governor  Morton. 

Before  him  a  desperate  fight  was  made  on  old  and  new 
points,  but  after  many  separate  arguments  Senator  Parker 
secured  the  Governor's  approval  and  immediately  notified 
Judge  Landon  by  telegraph.  In  answer,  Judge  Landon 
wrote  as  follows: 


Union  College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  June  7,  1895. 
My  dear  Senator  Parker: — 

Your  telegram  announcing  the  Governor's  signature  was 
indeed  glad  tidings.  I  want  again  to  thank  you  for  your 
noble,  devoted  and  successful  service.  Without  you  we 
must  have  failed.  The  success  is  very  great.  To  me  the 
triumph  is  so  like  a  personal  one  that  I  assume  to  give  my 
personal  thanks.  But  the  College  shall  recognize  your 
services.  It  was  a  great  joy  to  me  to  find  you  so  heartily 
in  sympathy  and  so  ready  and  powerful  in  service. 

Very  truly  yours, 

J.  S.  Landon. 
Hon.  Amasa  J.  Parker, 

In  Senate,  Albany,  N.  Y. 


In  this  two  years'  fight,  splendid  support  was  given  by 
Union  College  alumni  from  all  sections  of  the  State  and 
the  tnistees,  faculty,  alumni  and  people  at  large  under- 
stood that  the  life  of  the  College,  in  all  human  probability, 
depended  upon  the  success  of  this  bill. 

Following  the  enactment  of  this  law  necessary  steps 
were  taken  promptly  by  the  College  and  the  encumbrances 


26  Union  College 

on  the  Long  Island  City  property  belonging  to  the  College 
were  removed. 

Then,  almost  immediately  a  sale  was  made  of  the  entire 
property  by  the  College  for  the  sum  of  $1,100,000.00  cash, 
out  of  which  was  paid  the  accumulated  indebtedness  of  the 
College,  amounting  to  $800,000. 

With  this  balance  of  $300,000  in  hand  the  College  began 
a  new  era  and  a  remarkable  growth  in  every  particular. 

After  the  death  of  his  father  in  1890  Parker  was  elect- 
ed a  trustee  of  the  Union  Trust  Company  of  New  York 
and  served  for  sixteen  years.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  in  course  from  Union  College,  in  1866,  and 
honorary  LL.  D.,  in  1904.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Fort 
Orange  and  Country  Clubs  of  Albany.  He  was  editor 
of  'The  Landmarks  of  Albany  County,"  1897.  He 
married  Miss  Cornelia  Kane  Strong  of  New  Orleans  in 
1 868  and  has  six  children,  two  sons  and  four  daughters,  all 
of  whom  are  married.  His  wife  died  in  1883.  He  is 
often  seen  in  the  streets  of  Albany  on  one  of  his  favorite 
horses.  His  son,  Lewis  R.  Parker,  is  a  professor  in  the 
Albany  T-aw  School.  He  resides  in  the  home  his  parents 
occupied  at  143  Washington  Avenue,  Albany,  New 
York.  He  was  present  at  the  50th  reunion  and  was 
chosen  president  of  the  class. 

♦  FRANCIS  THEODORE  PATTON. 

Born,  April  4,  1843,  Brunswick,  New  York. 

He  was  a  professor  at  Knoxville,  New  York,  Academy, 
1863  and  1864.  He  studied  law  and  also  taught  in  the 
Troy,  New  York,  High  School,  then  became  city  editor  of 
the  Troy  Whig.  In  November,  1872,  he  became  reporter 
and  wrote  rhymes  and  thrilling  stories  for  the  Daily 
Graphic  in  New  York.  He  joined  the  staff  of  the  New  York 
Sun  in  1877,  '^^^  ^"^  i^^i  became  its  news  editor.  His  work 
on  the  Sun  was  always  distinguished  by  accuracy  and  pic- 
turesqueness.  He  was  a  practical  printer.  He  was  a  lover 
of  the  Latin  classics,  and  always  had  some  Latin  author  on 


Class  of  1863  72 

his  desk.  He  was  at  the  fortieth  reunion  of  the  Class  in 
1903.  He  died  suddenly  at  his  home,  89  East  Tenth  Street, 
on  March  28,  1907. 

*  CHARLES  EDWARD  PEARCE. 

Philomathean.     KA.     Commencement  oration,  ''Truth  in 
Government." 

Born,  May  29,  1842,  Xyhitesboro,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

After  graduating  he  became  captain  of  the  Sixteenth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  subsequently  promoted  to 
major.  He  served  on  the  staff  of  Major  General  A.  H. 
Terry,  in  North  Carolina,  and  after  the  surrender  of  Gen- 
eral Joe  Johnston's  Army,  was  detailed  as  Provost  Marshal 
General,  Eastern  District,  North  Carolina,  and  had  charge 
of  the  organization  of  the  Freedman's  Bureau  in  the  same 
district.  Mustered  out  in  August,  1865.  Returned  to 
Auburn,  New  York,  and  studied  law.  Removed 
to  vSt.  Louis  in  1866,  where  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  practiced  his  profession.  He  rend- 
ered conspicuous  service  in  the  organization  of  the 
National  Guard  of  Missouri.  He  also  took  a  leading  part 
in  Republican  politics,  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
National  Convention  in  1888.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
Sioux  Treaty  Commission  in  1891,  then  traveled  in  India, 
China,  and  Japan  until  1895,  investigating  the  industries  of 
the  Orient.  In  1897,  he  was  elected  to  Congress  from  the 
Twelfth  Missouri  district  and  served  two  terms.  He 
did  not  marry.    He  died  at  St.  Louis,  January  30,  1902. 

♦  HIRAM  EDGAR  PHELPS. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  June  26,  1838,  Crown  Point,  New  York. 
Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

During  his  college  course  he  obtained  leave  of  absence 
and  joined  the  Rhode  Island  three-months  troops,  returning 


28  Union  College 

to  college  at  the  end  of  that  service.  After  graduation  he 
was  drafted  and  served  in  the  Eighty-third  New  York  Regi- 
ment, until  the  close  of  the  war.  Graduated  at  Albany  Law 
School  in  1866.  Practiced  his  profession  in  St.  Louis  and 
Marshville,  Missouri.  Failing  health  caused  him  to  move 
to  Ontario,  California,  where  he  conducted  successfully  a 
large  orange  ranch.  He  has  since  died,  but  the  secretary 
does  not  know  the  exact  year.  Your  secretary  saw  him 
often  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, — on  one  occasion  when 
he  had  just  come  from  picket  duty,  where  an  enemy's  rifle 
ball  had  passed  directly  through  his  cap,  which  he  held  up 
as  evidence  of  how  close  a  call  he  had  just  had.  He  was  a 
brave,  good  soldier  and  a  faithful  friend.  He  was  at  the 
Class  reunion  in  1893. 


*  VINCENT  MATHEWS  PORTER. 

Born,  July  14,  1841,  Niagara  Falls,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

After  graduating,  C.  E.,  he  was  connected  with  the  Mor- 
gan Works  in  New  York  as  daughtsman  and  engineer.  In 
1873  he  was  proprietor  of  a  machine  shop  at  Niagara  Falls. 
His  principal  occupation  was  looking  after  the  estate  which 
he  inherited.  He  married  late  in  life  Bertha  Kirkpatrick 
of  Toronto.  The  secretary  saw  him  often  at  Niagara 
Falls,  and  was  the  recipient  of  many  courtesies.  He  died 
May  26,  1899. 

^  *  MERRITT  ALBERT  POTTER,  M.  D. 

AKE. 

Eorn,  September  10,  1842,  Water  ford,  New  York. 
Entered  first  term  Senior. 

Graduated  at  the  Albany  Medical  College  and  practiced 
medicine  in  West  Troy,  New  York.     Admitted  to  practice 


Class  of  1863  29 

of  the  law,  December  20,  1869,  and  practiced  this  profession 
for  many  years  in  New  York.  He  had  a  stroke  of  paralysis 
and  died  in  1898. 


He  JAMES  FRANKLIN  POTTS,  M.  D. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  March  25,  1838,  Whitehall,  Illinois. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

During  his  college  course  he  obtained  leave  of  absence 
and  served  for  three  months  with  the  Rhode  Island  Cavalry, 
returning  at  the  end  of  his  service.  After  graduation  he 
attended  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  Philadelphia,  get- 
ting his  M.  D.  in  1864.  He  was  then  appointed  assistant 
surgeon,  U.  S.  V.,  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
hospitals.  In  1865  to  1868,  he  practiced  his  profession  in 
Peoria,  Illinois.  In  1869,  he  removed  to  East  Lynne, 
Missouri,  where,  in  addition  to  practicing  medicine,  he 
engaged  with  his  brother  Isaiah  in  hog  farming  on  a 
large  scale.  In  1883,  he  was  practicing  medicine  at 
Whitehall,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  until  hisi  death, 
June  8,  1896.     He  married  and  had  three  daughters. 


♦  DANIEL  CARPENTER  REEVE. 

Adelphic.     Commencement  oration,  "Ancient  and  Modem 

Eloquence." 

Born,  February  7,  1840,  Middletown,  New  York, 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Read  law  with  Judge  Williams  of  Middletown,  and  grad- 
uated at  the  Albany  Law  School  in  1865.  Practiced  law  in 
Middletown  until  December,  1870,  when  he  died  of  hem- 
orrhage of  the  lungs. 


30  Union  College 

ISAAC  ELLMARK  ROBERTS,  M.  D. 
Philomathean.     ^BK. 

Born,  May  2*^,  1841,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

2nd  Corporal  U.  C.  Zouaves. 

He  obtained  leave  of  absence  during  his  college  course, 
and  joined  the  Rhode  Island  Cavalry  for  three  months, 
returning  to  college  at  the  end  of  the  service.  He  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  Medical  School  in  1867, 
and  located  as  physician  at  Thirteenth  and  Master  Street, 
Philadelphia,  where  he  still  resides. 

♦  JOHN  BUNYAN  ROBINSON. 
Philomathean.    ^BK. 
Commencement  oration,  ''The  Revelation  of  Nature." 

Born,  June  9,  1840,  Hudson,  New  Hampshire. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

Entered  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  but 
was  interrupted  in  his  studies  by  severe  illness.  In 
1865,  he  went  into  business  with  R.  R.  Thomas  &  Co.,  sash 
and  blinds,  Philadelphia,  and  continued  until  1874.  He  then 
moved  to  Elmira,  New  Jersey,  and  began  again  attending 
medical  lectures.  He,  however,  continued  in  poor  health 
and  finally  lost  his  mind,  and  closed  his  life  in  a  sanatarium 
more  than  twenty  years  ago.  He  was  married  and  had  four 
children,  two  boys  and  two  girls. 

CHASE  ROYS,  M.  D.,  LL.  B. 

Entered  second  term  Senior. 

After  graduation  taught  school  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
Studied  medicine  at  Georgetown,  receiving  the  degree  of 
M.  D.  in  1867.  Studied  law  at  the  National  University,  and 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1874.  He  is  still  practicing 
law  in  Washington.     Address,  631  F  Street,  North  West. 


Class  of  1863  31 

*  REV.  ELIHU  TURNEY  SANFORD. 
Philomathean.    AKE. 

Born,  February  22,  1839. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

Graduated  at  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in 
1866;  was  licensed  by  the  Albany,  New  York,  Pres- 
bytery in  1865.  Became  pastor  at  Luzerne,  New  York, 
remaining  there  five  years,  when  he  was  ordained  in  the 
Episcopal  Church  and  became  rector  of  Christ  Church, 
Albion,  New  York.  In  1883,  he  went  to  Grace  Church  at 
New  Haven,  Connecticut.  He  was  married  twice  and  hap- 
pily; had  one  child,  a  daughter.  In  1888,  he  was  still  in 
New  Haven  and  in  1895  he  was  in  New  Milford,  Connecti- 
cut.    He  died  several  years  ago. 

SOLOMON  WRIGHT  RUSSELL. 

Born,  July  5,  1837,  at  Ft.  Miller  Bridge,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

He  left  college  in  the  spring  of  1861  to  enter  the  army. 
He  was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  A,  Second  Regi- 
ment, New  York  Cavalry,  September  19,  1861,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  until  the  spring  of  1862,  when  the  regiment 
was  mustered  out.  He  was  then  commissioned  first  lieuten- 
ant of  the  Eighteenth  New  York  Infantry,  and  served  until 
the  expiration  of  its  service.  In  the  spring  of  1863,  he  was 
commissioned  first  lieutenant  in  the  Forty-ninth  New  York 
Infantry.  He  was  finally  mustered  out  of  service  of  the 
United  States  in  June,  1865,  having  served  continuously  for 
four  years,  except  when  in  the  hospital  on  account  of  wounds. 
He  was  shot  through  the  body  at  the  battle  of  Rappahannock 
Station,  Virginia,  November  7,  1863,  t>ut  reported  for  duty 
again  during  the  battle  of  Spottsylvania  Court  House.  His 
horse  was  shot  under  him  at  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor. 


32  Union  College 

Was  with  the  Sixth  Corps  in  the  Valley,  where  he  was  shot 
in  the  left  foot,  and  he  had  his  horse  shot  under  him,  during 
the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  October  19,  1864.  He  was  made 
brevet-major  for  meritorious  services  at  the  battle  of  Cedar 
Creek,  and  was  commissioned  major  of  the  Forty-ninth  New 
York  Infantry.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  services  at  Pe- 
tersburg, and  at  the  battle  of  Sailor's  Creek,  Virginia,  he  was 
brevetted  lieutenant-colonel  by  the  President  of  the  United 
States.  The  war  being  over  he  returned  to  Salem,  New 
York,  and  has  practiced  law  there  ever  since.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  village  of  Salem,  and  of  the  board  of  education 
of  that  village  from  1869  to  1896.  Proprietor  and  pub- 
lisher of  the  Salem  Press,  from  1869  to  1872.  Member  of 
the  board  of  trustees  of  Washington  Academy,  Salem,  since 
1888.  The  degree  of  A.  B.  as  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1863  was  conferred  upon  him  by  Union  College  at  Com- 
mencement in  1903.  He  still  resides  and  practices  law  at 
Salem,  New  York.  He  was  at  the  50th  reunion,  Captain 
of  his  class  in  the  Costume  parade,  and  was  elected  Vice 
President  of  the  class. 

GEORGE  BASSETT  SAWTELLE,  M.  D. 
Philomathean.    AKE. 

Born,  January  13,  1838,  Sidney,  Maine. 

Entered  first  term  Senior. 

Graduated  at  the  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  Philadel- 
phia, in  1865.  After  a  successful  practice  in  one  of  the 
suburbs  of  Philadelphia  he  moved  to  Maiden,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  has  practiced  his  profession  ever  since.  Address, 
14  Florence  Street,  Maiden,  Massachusetts. 

*  GEORGE  FREDERICK  SAWYER. 
Philomathean.     AKE. 

Born,  March  17,  1839,  ^t  Murray,  New  York. 
He  was  commissioned  third  assistant  engineer,  United 
States  Navy,  in  1863,  and  ordered  to  the  Lancaster  of  the 


Class  of  1863  33 

Pacific  squadron.  He  returned  from  the  Pacific  side  in 
April,  1867,  and  after  ten  days  leave  of  absence  reported 
at  Portsmouth  Navy  Yard,  New  Hampshire,  on  shore  duty, 
connected  with  fitting  out  new  ships  with  machinery.  In 
September  he  had  a  political  discussion  with  an  officer,  who 
reported  him  for  using  language  disrespectful  to  President 
Andrew  Johnson.  He  was  tried  by  court  martial,  and  sen- 
tenced to  suspension  from  duty  on  half-waiting-orders  pay 
for  one  year.  After  the  election  of  General  Grant  pay  was 
restored.  He  resigned  from  the  Navy  and  married  in 
1868.  Located  in  Albion,  New  York,  in  February,  1869, 
becoming  a  member  in  1872  of  the  firm  of  Royce,  Field 
&  Sawyer,  hardware  merchants.  In  1874,  he  became 
sole  owner  of  the  Patent  Ladies'  Favorite  Coal  Hod, 
and  did  a  large  business  in  manufacturing  and  putting 
it  upon  the  market.  In  April,  1878,  he  moved  to  Dallas, 
Texas,  where  he  died  the  following  December.  The 
secretary  has  met  his  son,  C.  Royce  Sawyer,  who  is 
assistant  cashier  of  The  Citizens  National  Bank,  Albion, 
N.  Y. 


♦  JOHN  HENRY  SERVISS. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  August  17,  1837,  at  Glen,  New  York. 

He  was  surveyor  in  Glen,  New  York,  in  1863,  and  mar- 
ried the  same  year.  He  taught  at  Jonesville,  New  York,  for 
one  term,  in  1864,  then  took  charge  of  a  school  at  Fort  Lee, 
New  York,  and  did  occasional  surveying.  In  1868  he 
moved  to  Englewood,  New  Jersey,  where  he  was  engi- 
neer and  surveyor.  His  work  was  characterized  by 
great  accuracy.  He  removed  his  home  to  Closter,  N. 
J.,  keeping  an  ofiice  in  Englewood.  Rev.  Henry  Ward, 
D.  D.,  '64,  was  his  pastor  at  Closter  and  officiated  at  his 
funeral.     He  died  August  26,  1905. 


34  Union  College 

*  REV.  WILLIAM  HENRY  SMITH. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  December  21,  1841,  Farmington,  Connecticut. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

In  1863,  he  preached  in  the  Methodist  Church  in  Ma>- 
field,  New  York,  and  continued  his  theological  studies. 
Licensed  to  preach  by  the  classis  of  Montgomery  County 
in  1864,  and  became  pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church  at 
Ephratah,  New  York,  in  1866.  He  was  pastor  of  a  Pres- 
byterian Church  at  Perry  Springs,  Pike  County,  Illinois,  in 
1870  and  1 87 1.  There  he  married  a  lady  of  considerable 
wealth,  and  with  her  returned  to  his  former  home  in  Con- 
necticut, and  purchased  a  fine  farm,  his  address  being  Union- 
ville,  Connecticut.  He  preached  as  supply  for  the  Reformed 
Church  at  Fort  Washington,  Long  Island.  The  secretary 
is  informed  that  he  died  about  1893. 

:!'  HORATIO  NELSON  SNOW. 
Philomathean.    $BK. 

Born,  January  3,  1843,  ^t  Root,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

He  graduated  from  the  Albany  Law  School  in  1864.  He 
became  teller  of  the  Spraker  Bank,  Canajoharie,  New  York, 
in  1866,  and  removed  to  Albany  in  1868  to  accept  a  position 
in  the  Mechanics  and  Farmers'  Bank.  On  May  i,  1872,  he 
took  charge  of  its  savings  department,  and  so  continued  up 
to  his  last  illness  in  1901.  He  never  married.  He  was 
always  greatly  interested  in  his  college  class.  He  was  a 
very  successful  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  of  the 
State  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  and  gave  largely  of  his 
means  for  benevolent  purposes.     He  died  July  2^,  1901. 

*  GEORGE  MIXTON  STEWART. 
Philomathean.     OAX.     OBK. 
4th  Sergeant  U.  C.  Zouaves. 

During  Senior  year  he  left  college  to  enter  the  army, 
becoming  captain  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment.     In  1864  he 


Class  of  1863  35 

returned  and  completed  his  course,  and  was  graduated  as 
a  member  of  the  class  of  1863.  He  then  re-entered  the 
army  as  captain  in  a  Massachusetts  regiment,  and  was  mus- 
tered out  December  20,  1865.  He  practiced  law  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  and  was  professor  of  Medical  Jurisprudence  in 
Humboldt  Medical  College,  and  dean  of  the  law  faculty  of 
Washington  University,  St.  Louis.  In  1900  he  lost  his 
health,  and  was  obliged  to  return  to  his  old  home,  at  Wales, 
Massachusetts.  The  Secretary's  recent  letter  was  returned 
marked  "uncalled  for." 

*  EDWARD  COE  TATNTOR,  Ph.  D.,  F.  R.  G.S. 
Prize  Scholar.     Philomathean,    KA.     #BK.     Greek  oration, 
EAei0ccio|jaxiof   (Fight  for  Freedom). 

Born,  January  30,  1842,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

He  taught  school  in  New  York  for  a  short  time,  until  he 
received  an  appointment  in  the  Imperial  customs  service  of 
China,  under  Sir  Robert  Hart.  This  came  to  him  on  the 
recommendation  of  Secretary  of  State  William  H.  Seward. 
He  arrived  in  Shanghai  in  July,  1865,  '^'^^  ^t  once  proceeded 
to  Pekin,  where  he  remained  nine  months,  studying  the  lan- 
guage. While  engaged  in  the  service  of  China,  and  sta- 
tioned at  Canton,  he  visited  in  company  with  the  commis- 
sioners there  the  little  known  but  interesting  island  of 
Hainan,  and  upon  his  return  to  Canton  wrote  a  geographi- 
cal and  historical  sketch  of  Hainan,  which  was  published  by 
the  inspector  general  in  1867.  He  became  acting  commis- 
sioner in  1868  at  the  Port  of  Tamsui,  in  the  island  of  For- 
mosa, where  he  remained  a  year  and  a  half.  He  made  a 
journey  down  the  east  coast  of  the  island  among  the  wild 
savages,  accompanied  by  three  foreigners.  They  collected 
considerable  new  information  about  a  people  almost 
unknown,  and  who  maintained  constant  hostility  towards  the 
Chinese.  He  also  collected  a  small  vocabulary  of  two  of  the 
languages.  Having  contracted  Formosa  fever,  he  was 
obliged  to  leave  Shanghai  in  1870,  and  after  six  weeks  in 
California  reached  New  York  again  in  May,  1870,  after  an 


36  Union  College 

absence  of  five  years  and  a  half.  In  July  he  visited  Sche- 
nectady and  called  on  his  dear  friend  and  teacher,  Dr.  Tay- 
ler  Lewis.  In  March,  1871,  he  was  married  to  a  daughter  of 
George  A.  Talbot,  Esq.,  of  Stratford,  Connecticut.  They 
made  a  three  months  wedding  trip  to  Europe,  returning  in 
July,  and  left  early  in  September  for  China.  He  was  grad- 
ually promoted  until  he  became  full  commissioner  in  charge 
of  a  newly  established  department,  called  the  Statistical  de- 
partment, which  compiled  the  statistics  of  trade  of  all  the 
treaty  ports.  It  also  had  a  printing  office,  and  a  meteoro- 
logical department.  In  conjunction  with  a  friend  he  drew 
from  Chinese  sources  alarge  map  of  the  city  of  Pekin,  which 
they  sent  to  the  Geographical  Society  in  London,  and  were 
in  consequence  elected  fellows  of  the  society,  namely,  F.  R. 
G.  S.  Besides  the  sketch  of  Hainan,  and  a  short  sketch  of 
Pekin  to  accompany  the  map,  he  wrote  a  report  on  the  Trade 
of  Northern  Formosa,  and  on  the  Trade  of  Newchwang, 
both  of  which  were  published.  He  wrote  also  several  short 
articles  on  general  subjects  connected  with  Chinese  history, 
geography,  etc.,  which  were  published  in  "Notes  and  Queries 
on  China  and  Japan."  He  received  the  order  of  "Kungpai 
of  the  First  Class,"  from  the  Emperor  of  China,  for  ser- 
vices rendered  in  the  collection  of  the  imperial  revenue,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  American  Oriental  Society  and  cor- 
responding member  of  the  Imperial  Geographical  Society  of 
Vienna.  The  secretary  has  received  a  copy  of  the  Greek 
poem  delivered  by  him  at  Commencement,  which  he  had 
printed  by  the  press  of  the  Statistical  department.  The  sec- 
retary attended  at  Chickering  Hall,  New  York,  a  sale  of  the 
Blodgett  collection  of  paintings,  which  occurred  while  Tain- 
tor  was  on  his  visit  home.  He  found  W.  H.  Field  seated 
next  him  on  his  right,  and  Taintor  next  on  his  left.  Field 
had  not  recognized  Taintor  until  your  secretary  arrived,  who 
knew  him  at  once.  He  had  become  very  deaf  as  a  result  of 
the  Formosa  fever,  but  was  as  interesting  as  ever,  and  enthu- 
siastic about  his  work  in  China.  He  died  at  Shanghai, 
China,  May  i6,  1878. 


Class  of  1863  37 

*  EDWARD  PAYSON  TAYLOR. 
Adelphic. 

Born,  January  15,  1836,  Poughkeepsie,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Senior. 

After  leaving  college  was  appointed  captain  A.  Q.  M.  by- 
President  Lincoln  and  served  in  the  southwest  at  Little 
Rock,  New  Orleans  and  Mobile.  In  August,  1865,  was 
ordered  to  Shreveport  to  receive  the  surrender  of  Gen- 
eral Kirby  Smith,  which  took  his  time  until  November. 
He  resigned  December  20,  1865,  and  took  up  the  study 
of  Law  in  St.  Louis  and  was  admitted  to  practice,  but 
later  became  an  insurance  agent,  acting  as  supervising 
agent  for  vSouthern  Missouri  and  Arkansas  for  the  St. 
Louis  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  died  November 
11.  1874. 


♦  FRANK  THOMPSON. 

Adelphic.     2<^.     Commencement  oration,  "Religion  in 
Nature." 

Born,  November  27,  1843,  ^t  Ballston  Spa,  New  York. 

He  studied  law  with  Judge  Scott,  and  afterwards  with 
Van  Vorst  &  Beardslee,  New  York  City.  Attended  Colum- 
bia Law  School  in  1865  and  1866  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  In  1867,  he  became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Van 
Schaick,  Gillender  &  Thompson,  New  York.  He  was  made 
receiver  in  1884  of  the  Abington  Square  Bank,  which  had 
been  wrecked  by  Boss  Tweed,  the  affairs  of  which  he  closed 
successfully.  The  mental  strain  of  this  work,  however, 
proved  excessive,  and  he  was  compelled  to  retire  to  his  old 
home  in  Ballston  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died 
there,  August  14,  1902.    He  never  married. 


38  Union  College 

*  DAVID  NEWLANDS  VANDERVEER,  D.  D. 

AA$,    4>BK,    Commencement  oration,  ''The  Triumphs  of 

Truth." 

Born,  September  22,  1842,  Florida,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

Graduated  from  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1866, 
and  became  pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church,  Kingston,  New 
York.  In  1876,  he  was  pastor  of  the  Union  Park  Congre- 
gational Church,  and  from  1878  he  was  at  the  First 
Reformed  Church  in  Brooklyn.  He  preached  for  a  while  at 
Greenport,  and  then  returned  to  Brooklyn,  where  he  died 
in  1902.  He  married  in  Kingston  in  1871.  Union  College 
conferred  the  degree  of  D.  D.  upon  him. 

*  GERRITT  DANIEL  VAN  VRANKEN,  M.  D. 

Adelphic. 

Born,  July  2,  1841,  at  CHfton  Park,  New  York. 

Entered  third  term  Sophomore. 

Taught  at  Jonesville  Academy,  studying  medicine  at  the 
same  time.  Married  June  19,  1867,  to  Miss  Emma  G.  Nel- 
son, of  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire.  He  practiced  medicine 
at  Stillwater,  New  York,  from  1867  to  187 1.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1873,  h^  became  physician  at  Dr.  Strong's  Remedial 
Institute,  Saratoga  Springs,  New  York.  While  there  his 
first  wife  having  died,  he  married  a  lady  of  Hempstead, 
Long  Island,  where  he  settled,  and  practiced  his  profession, 
in  connection  with  running  a  gentleman's  farm,  until  his 
death  in  1901. 

*  CHARLES  K.  WARNER. 

Born  in  New  York  City,  December  26,  1844. 

Entered  first  term  Junior. 

December  11,  1863,  appointed  third  assistant  engineer 
United  States  Navy,  and  was  ordered  to  the  "Rhode 
Island,"  and  served    upon  her   until  the   close  of  the  war. 


Class  of  1863  39 

Resigned  September  28,  1866.  He  died  in  New  York  City, 
August  30,   1870. 

HOMER  STRONG  WATERBURY. 
Adelphic. 

Born,  August  8,  1838,  Schoharie,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Was  in  an  engineering  party  on  the  Albany  and  Susque- 
hanna railroad  until  December,  1863,  when  he  enlisted  in  the 
Third  New  York  Cavalry,  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the 
James  until  the  close  of  the  war.     Mustered  out  December, 

1865.  Commissioned  captain  by  brevet  by  the  governor  of 
New  York  for  faithful  services  to  the  state  and  nation. 
Spent  the  winter  of  1865  ^"^^  ^^^^  ^^  the  office  of  the  San- 
dusky Daily  Register,  and  the  following  summer  and  fall 
did  newspaper  work  in  Eastern  Kansas.  Became  a  teacher 
in  December,  1866,  at  Polo,  Ogle  County,  Illinois,  where 
he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  married  January  i,  1869. 
Purchased  a  farm  near  Polo,  and  became  a  farmer.  He  has 
two  children.  He  was  at  the  50th  reunion  on  June  9  and 
10,  1913. 

REV.  JOHN  WRIGHT,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 
Philomathean.    AKE.     OBK.     Editor  University  Quart- 
erly.    Commencement  oration,  "Beauty  in  Ruins, 
Its  Lessons." 

Born,  November  20,  1837,  at  Wilmington,  Delaware. 
Entered  college  first  term  Freshman. 
Studied  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1865  and 
graduated  at  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  in 

1866.  Ordained  Deacon  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  by  Bishop  Lee  in  June,  1866,  in  St.  Andrews  Church, 
Wilmington,  Delaware,  and  became  assistant  rector  of  St. 
Andrews  Church,  Philadelphia.  Ordained  priest  by  Bishop 
Stevens  of  Pennsylvania  in  1867.  In  1869,  went  to  Trinity 
Church,  Bay  City,  Michigan,  where  he  remained  five  years, 


40  Union  College 

and  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  his  church  grow  from  one 
hundred  and  ^m^  to  six  hundred  communicants.  In  1872,  he 
traveled  for  nine  months  in  Europe  and  the  Holy  Land,  and 
on  his  return  accepted  a  call  to  St.  Matthew's  Church,  Bos- 
ton. In  1887,  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  becom- 
ing rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  which  he  still  serves.  Is 
now  building  new  church  to  cost  $80,000.  He  married  in 
1885,  Mary  E.  Howell,  of  New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey. 
Received  the  honorary  D.  D.  from  Union  College  in 
1890,  LL.  D.  from  University  of  Illinois  in  1905. 
Author  of  "A  Plea  for  Church  Endowment,"  1890;  "Early 
Bibles  of  America,"  1894;  "Early  Prayer  Books  of  Amer- 
ica," 1897;  "Restoration  of  the  Reservation  of  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  for  the  Sick,"  1904;  "Historic  Bibles  in  Amer- 
ica," 1906;  "Some  Notable  Altars  in  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land and  the  American  Episcopal  Church,"  1908.  Address, 
1366  Summit  Avenue,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 


*  JAMES   YATES. 

Adelphic.     AY.     Commencement  oration,  "The  Actor  and 
the  Dreamer." 

Born,  Ephratah,  New  York,  April  21,  1839. 

Became  purchasing  agent  in  Chicago  for  the  Burlington 
and  Missouri  River  railroad.  In  1866,  became  manager  of 
a  branch  lumber  business  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  In  1882, 
he  conducted  a  drug  store  and  ice  business  in  Atchison, 
Kansas.  In  1883,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Houlton  & 
Yates  Ice  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  in  1903,  he  was  still 
in  the  ice  business,  being  owner  of  the  Yates  Ice  Co., 
Kansas  City.    He  died  August  23,  1908. 


Class  of  1863  42 


Record  of  Non-Graduates 

CLASS  OF  1863 
Union  College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 


LEMUEL   AUTEN. 

Born,  December  5,  1837,  in  Indian  Territory. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

Left  end  of  second  term  Sophomore. 

He  has  been  associated  with  his  brothers,  Auten  &  Auten, 
bankers,  Monica,  Peoria  County,  Illinois,  which  is  his 
present  address. 


♦  WILLIAM  PENN  BARD. 
Adelphic.     AAO. 

Born  in  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  March  20,  1839. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

Left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  became 
lieutenant  in  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  regiment.  After- 
wards in  business  in  Reading,  Pennsylvania.  The  secretary 
is  informed  that  he  has  died. 

*  FREDERICK  J.  BENNETT. 

Adelphic. 

Entered  Sophomore  from  Gibson,  Pennsylvania,  and 
left  during  Junior  year.  Became  a  farmer  near  Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn.     Died  in  1882. 

^Deceased. 


42  Union  College 

*  DANIEL   BOSWORTH. 
AY. 

Born,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  July  3,  1839. 

Entered  college  first  term  Freshman. 

He  left  colkge  and  enlisted  July  30,  1861,  in  Company 
H,  48th  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  killed 
in  action  at  Fort  Wagner,  Charleston  Harbor,  July  18, 
1863,  having  served  nearly  two  years. 

♦  ARNOLD  BROWN. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman,  from  Corning,  New 
York. 

Enlisted  October  2,  1863,  Co.  A.,  147  New  York  Vol- 
unteers. Killed  in  the  Battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  5, 
1864. 

*  JOHN  POSEY  CABELL. 

He  was  born  August  19,  1841,  in  Henderson,  Kentucky. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman  from  Henderson,  Ken- 
tucky, and  remained  only  through  that  term. 

The  secretary  is  informed  by  the  college  registrar  that 
he  has  died. 

*  ANGUS  CAMERON,  JR. 

Philomathean. 

Born,  August  12,  1836,  in  Scotland. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomere  from  Pavilion,  New  York. 

He  remained  with  the  class  through  Sophomore  year. 
He  then  entered  the  army  as  second  lieutenant,  121st  New 
York  Volunteers.  1st  Lieutenant,  August,  1862.  Died  of 
typhoid  fever,  November  9,  1862. 

*  WILLIAM  CLARENCE  CORBETT. 

Born,  July  26,  1841,  at  Putnam,  New  York. 
Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 

He  prepared  at  Putnam  Academy,  and  Westminster 
College,  Pennsylvania. 


Class  of  1863  43 

At  the  end  of  Sophomore  year  he  joined  the 
87th  New  York  Volunteers,  which  he  helped  to 
recruit.  He  commanded  his  company  in  the  battle  of  Fair 
Oaks,  was  taken  prisoner  at  Chancellorsville,  May  3,  '(yZ, 
and  sent  to  Libby  prison.  He  was  exchanged  and  re- 
turned to  his  regiment,  October  7,  '63.  Mus\tered  out 
August  7,  1864.  He  then  returned  to  Putnam,  and 
read  law  in  the  offices  of  Potter  &  Tanner,  and  was 
elected  justice  of  the  peace.  In  1866,  he  removed 
to  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  and  became  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Baker  &  Corbett,  lawyers.  Subsequently  he  turned 
from  the  law  to  business,  joining  the  firm  of  Amott  & 
Corbett,  wholesale  fruit  dealers.  He  rendered  important 
services  as  member  of  the  Minnesota  Business  Men's  Asso- 
ciation, and  of  the  Jobbers'  Association  of  Minnesota.  He 
died  after  a  short  illness,  November  4,  19 12, 


♦  ALBION  J.  CORNING. 

Entered  from  HaverilL  Mass. 

He  was  a  special  student  in  chemistry.  He  was  chemist 
for  a  sugar  refinery  in  Baltimore  in  1869.  Later  he  had 
a  large  drug  store  in  Baltimore  until  he  died  in  1896. 


SAMUEL  J.  DAY. 

He  entered  first  term  Sophomore,  from  Marlborough, 
Connecticut,  and  remained  through  the  year,  but  was  oblig- 
ed to  give  up  college  on  account  of  the  death  of  his  father 
and  mother.  He  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Ex-Governor 
Richard  D.  Hubbard,  at  Hartford,  Connecticut.  The  next 
year  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  served  as  a  member 
of  the  legislature  of  Connecticut.  He  removed  to  Burden, 
Kansas,  where  he  practiced  law  successfully  for  many 
years.  He  wrote  a  letter  for  the  50th  reunion.  Address, 
Burden,  Kansas. 


44  Union  College 

NELSON  ORLANDO  FREEMAN. 

Born,  January  i,  1836,  Hard  wick,  Vermont. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year  to  enter 
the  army.  After  the  war,  he  entered  Vermont  University, 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1869.  He  took  a  partial  cours^ 
in  theology  in  Boston,  and  became  a  Methodist  minister. 
He  joined  the  Rock  River,  Illinois,  Conference  in  1870. 
He  has  served  several  churches  in  the  neighborhood  of  Chi- 
cago, including  two  pastorates  at  Batavia,  Illinois.  In  19 10, 
the  church  he  served  at  Batavia  presented  him  a  nice  home, 
where  he  and  his  wife  are  living  in  comfort  on  his  min- 
ister's pension,  and  the  good  will  of  the  people.  He  has 
three  children,  two  boys  and  a  girl.  Address,  174  Main 
Street,  Batavia,  Illinois. 

♦  EDWARD  FROTHINGHAM,  M.  D. 
AKE. 

Born,  September  18,  1841,  Johnstown,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman.  Remained  through  Soph- 
omore year. 

Enlisted  wSeptember  27,  '61,  for  three  years  in  Co.  K, 
44th  New  York  V^olunteers.  Hospital  steward,  October 
10,  '61.  Promoted  to  hospital  steward  U.  S.  Army, 
December  11,  1862. 

He  studied  medicine  and  became  assistant  surgeon.  New 
York  Volunteers,  and  afterwards  assistant  surgeon,  United 
States  Navy.    He  died  on  the  Oneida,  January  24,  1870. 

ROBERT  MASON  FULLER,  M.  D. 

He  is  another  one  of  the  Class  of  '63  who  has  brought 
great  credit  to  Union  College.  Born  in  Schenectady,  New 
York,  October  27th.  1845.  He  attended  the  union  school, 
Schenectady,  studied  pharmacy  in  New  York  City,  then 
took  a  chemistry  course  of  five  terms  at  Union  College 
under  Dr.  Charles  F.  Chandler,  being  entered  in  the  Class 
of  1863.     He   received    a  certificate    from   Dr.  Chandler, 


Class  of  1863  45 

dated  August  12,  1863,  of  the  work  done.  Graduated  at 
the  Albany  Medical  College  in  December,  1865.  While 
there  he  took  a  special  course  in  toxicology,  and  invented 
the  method  of  using  the  photographic  camera  to  aid  chemi- 
cal analysis.  He  made  photographs  of  the  oc- 
tahedral crystals  of  arsenious  acid,  which  were 
afterwards  used  with  effect  in  a  notable  trial 
for  murder  by  poisoning.  Dr.  Fuller  developed  such 
use  of  the  microscope  and  camera  and  applied  it  to  the 
study  of  bacteria  and  other  micro-organisms.  He  was  a 
pioneer  in  this  field  and  gained  a  national  reputation. 
While  a  student  in  Dr.  James  H.  Armsby's  office  in  Al- 
bany, he  was  Doctor  Armsby's  assistant  in  surgery  in  the 
Ira  Harris  United  States  Hospital  at  Albany.  Many  of 
the  photographs  which  he  took  of  wounds  have  been  used 
as  illustrations  in  the  official  medical  and  surgical  history 
of  the  war.  While  thus  employed  he  was  sent  to  City 
Point,  Va.,  to  bring  home  a  wounded  officer.  On  his  way 
there  he  stopped  a  day  in  Washington  and  as  it  happened 
he  attended  Ford's  Theater  the  night  President  Lincoln 
was  shot.  He  had  seen  Lincoln  enter  the  box,  followed  by 
Major  Rathbone  and  Miss  Harris  of  Albany.  The  audi- 
ence cheered  the  President.  Soon  a  puff  of  smoke,  a  man 
jumping  from  Lincoln's  box  to  the  stage,  tripping  and  fall- 
ing to  the  stage  floor,  rising  and  shouting  "Sic  Semper 
Tyrannis,  Revenge  for  the  South,"  then  turning  to  the 
stage  entrance,  which  being  filled  by  actors  and  actresses 
coming  on  the  ttage,  he  waved  his  knife  in  the  air  and  liter- 
ally cut  a  passage  for  himself  and  was  gone.  Meanwhile 
cries  of  "the  President's  shot"  rang  out,  and  from  the 
audience  cries  of  "kill  him,  kill  him."  Great  confusion  en- 
sued, fears  of  other  murders  and  through  the  night  ex- 
aggerated reports  on  every  side.  Fuller  slept  none  that 
night.  It  was  a  tragic  experience,  and  there  are  few  living 
who  saw  it.  His  pass  to  City  Point  is  dated  April  15th, 
1865.  There  he  found  the  officer  he  sought  too  sick  to  be 
moved,  so  he  was  detailed  in  the  6th  Army  Corps  hospi- 


46  Union  College 

tal  at  City  Point  for  nearly  a  month,  and  had  some  in- 
sight into  surgical  methods  at  the  front. 

In  October,  1866,  he  settled  in  New  York 
City,  and  later  on  42nd  Street,  where  he  prac- 
ticed for  forty  years.  In  1878  he  had  invented 
a  new  system  of  preparing  drugs  in  the  form  of  tablet 
triturates  to  secure  accuracy  of  measurement.  On 
February  21.  1878,  he  gave  the  results  of  his  investiga- 
tion in  a  paper  read  before  the  New  York  Academy  of 
Medicine,  entitled  ''An  easy,  economical  and  accurate 
method  of  dispensing  medicine  in  a  compact  and  palat- 
able form.''  This  paper  was  published  in  the  Medical 
Record  of  March  9th,  1878.  This  invention  has  been 
adopted  by  all  the  leading  pharmaceutists  of  today.  Dr. 
Fuller's  work  was  recognized  by  his  appointment  as  a 
delegate  to  aid  in  revising  the  ''U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia." 

In  an  editorial  in  "New  Remedies,"  March,  1878,  the 
editor  says :  "Dr.  Fuller's  method  of  subdividing  remedies 
so  as  to  enable  them  to  be  administered  in  an  agreeable 
form,  and  in  uniform  and  adjustible  strength,  with  the 
least  expenditure  of  labor,  appears  to  be  a  step  in  advance 
of  previously  known  pharmaceutical  methods,  and  like 
some  other  inventions  of  practical  utility,  surprises  us  by 
its  simplicity  and  makes  us  wonder  why  it  was  not  suggest- 
ed long  ago." 

The  "American  Druggist"  in  January,  1887,  quotes  Dr. 
Fuller  in  the  Medical  Record  of  March  9,  1878,  and  March 
25,  1882.  and  says:  "The  method  of  making  tablet  tritur- 
ates was  originated  by  Dr.  Fuller,  who  has  very  generously 
given  it  to  the  public  and  voluntarily  denied  himself  the 
very  considerable  income  which  would  have  resulted  from 
a  patent  right." 

In  a  communication  from  Sharpe  and  Dohme  Dr. 
Fuller  is  called  "The  Father  of  Tablet  Triturates."  In 
fact  his  work  has  been  recognized  and  adopted  by  many 
Pharmaceutical  associations  and  manufacturers  ,both 
here  and  abroad. 


Class  of  1863  47 

In  regard  to  his  foundation  work  and  study  in  the  Union 
College  laboratory,  Dr.  Fuller  said  recently  that  "If  I  live 
fifty  years  more,  what  I  learned  there  would  give  me  plenty 
to  do."  In  1862  he  was  Treasurer  and  Librarian  and  in 
1863  Vice  President  of  the  Chemical  Society  of 
Union  College.  A  few  years  ago  he  returned  to  Schnec- 
tady  where  he  resides  in  the  old  homestead  at  12  N. 
Ferry  Street.  He  attended  the  50th  reunion  of  the 
Class  of  1863 

EUGENE  TERRY  GARDNER. 

Born,  September  26,  1840,  Troy,  New  York. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman,  and  remained  through  that 
term. 

He  became  a  lawyer;  last  address,  256  Broadway,  New 
York  City. 

GEORGE  CLINTON  GIBBS,  Jr. 

Born,  June  28,  1840,  Marshall,  Michigan. 

He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year. 

He  then  entered  the  army,  enlisting  August  19,  1861,  at 
Delhi,  N.  Y.,  to  serve  three  years. 

1st  Sergeant  in  3d  N.  Y.  Cavalry,  December  25,  1861. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  December  27 ,  1862. 

1st  Lieutenant,  February  2,  1863. 

Captain,  December  22,  1864. 

Captain  First  Regiment  of  Mounted  Rifles,  July  21  to 
September  6,  1865. 

Captain  4th  Cavalry,  September  6  to  November  29,  1865 
when  Regiment  was  mustered  out. 

Brevet  Major.  May  18,  1866,  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
services. 

*  JAMES  FINGAL  GREGORY. 

Born  in  West  Troy,  New  York,  November  22,  1843. 
Entered  first  term  Sophomore. 


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He  remained  through  Sophomore  year,  and  then  left 
college  to  become  a  cadet  at  West  Point,  where  he  gradu- 
ated in  1865.  In  1865  and  1866,  second  lieutenant,  Fifth 
Artillery;  in  1866  to  1874,  first  lieutenant,  Engineer  Corps; 
1874  to  1 88 1,  captain.  Engineer  Corps;  aid-de-camp  to 
General  Sheridan,  with  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel,  1881 
to  1885;  light-house  engineer  for  the  fifth  and  sixth  dis- 
tricts, 1886,  until  his  death  on  July  31,  1897,  ^t  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

CHARLES  E.  HENDRICKSON. 

Born,  June  8,  1843,  ^^w  Egypt,  New  Jersey. 

He  was  with  the  class  the  first  term  Sophomore.  He 
then  entered  the  same  class  at  Princeton,  where  he  graduated. 

He  became  a  lawyer,  and  served  as  judge  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  New  Jersey.  In  February,  1908,  he  retired 
as  justice  under  the  statute,  and  now  hears  matters  referred 
to  him  by  the  Court  as  Special  Master  of  Chancery  and 
Supreme  Court  Commissioner.  His  present  address  is  103 
East  Front  Street,  Red  Bank,  New  Jersey. 

*  OSCAR  FULLER  HORNER. 

Born,  April  11,  1842,  New  Egypt,  New  Jersey. 

He  was  in  the  class  first  term  Sophomore. 

He  entered  the  same  class  in  Princeton,  where  he  gradu- 
ated. He  was  a  land  surveyor  and  magistrate  in  New 
Egypt,  New  Jersey,  where  he  died  in  1903. 

*  JOHN   JORDAN    HOLLOW  AY. 
Philomathean.     0AX. 

Born,  July  31,  1841,  Henderson,  Kentucky. 

He  entered  college  first  term  Freshman,  and  remained 
througli  Sophomore  year. 

He  enlisted  in  Colonel  Shackelford's  First  Kentucky 
Infantry.     He  was  later  appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the 


Class  of  1863  49 

25th  Kentucky  Infantry.  He  was  wounded  at  Fort  Donel- 
son.  After  recovering  became  first  lieutenant  in  Colonel 
Benjamin  H.  Bristow's  regiment  of  Kentucky  Cavalry,  and 
was  in  the  famous  march  after  Morgan,  following  his  raid 
into  Indiana  and  Ohio.  While  in  camp  at  Russellville, 
Kentucky,  died  of  typhoid  fever.  A  Grand  Army  post  in 
Kentucky  is  named  after  him.  The  Owensboro,  Kentucky, 
"Monitor"  of  October  2,  1863,  had  the  following  notice: 
''Died,  at  Russellville,  on  Sunday  morning,  September  2'], 
1863,  Lieutenant  John  J.  Hollo  way,  aged  22  years.  Lieu- 
tenant Holloway  in  his  short  life  had  become  the  idol  of 
his  family  and  the  favorite  of  his  friends.  Among  the  first 
in  the  State  to  grasp  the  sword  in  his  country's  defense,  he 
proved  his  gallantry  at  Donelson.  Young  hero,  brave  and 
noble  friend,  few  have  gone  from  earth  so  faultless  and  so 
loved." 

♦  WILLIAM  STARLING  HOLLOWAY. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  September  25,  1843,  Henderson,  Kentucky, 

Entered  college  first  term  Freshman. 

He  remained  in  college  through  Sophomore  year.  His 
family  were  strong  Unionists  and  their  property  needed  pro- 
tection, so  he  returned  home  and  enlisted  in  the  25th  Ken- 
tucky Volunteers.  He  lost  a  leg  and  walked  with  crutches 
the  rest  of  his  life.  After  the  war  he  was  a  farmer  near 
Henderson,  Kentucky.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  Legis- 
lature in  1883,  and  served  also  in  the  State  Senate.  Married 
in  1886,  Mary  Findlay  Williams.  They  had  three  children, 
one  son  and  two  daughters.  He  died  in  191 1.  The  secre- 
tary visited  him  in  1889. 

ALBERT  R.  HURD. 

He  entered  college  from  Benton,  New  York,  first  term 
Senior. 

He  has  been  a  farmer  near  Farmville,  Virginia.  Ad- 
dress, Farmville,  Virginia. 


50  Union  College 

WILLIAM   T.   HURT. 
OAX. 

Entered  Sophomore  from  Lexington,  Kentucky.  Left 
during  Sophomore  year. 

♦  WILLIAM  HUTTON,  Jr. 

Born,  April  ii,  1839,  Putnam,  New  York. 

Entered  college  third  term  Freshman. 

He  left  college  and  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  the 
123d  N.  Y.Vols.  He  became  Sergeant  of  Co.  C.  Was 
wounded  July  20,  1864,  at  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Ga.,  and 
died  July  22.  1864. 

^^•EDMUND  EMORY  JOHNSON. 

Entered  college  first  term  Sophomore  from  East  Haddam, 
Connecticut,  leaving  during  the  year. 

He  was  for  many  years  president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Neptune  Twine  and  Cord  Mills  at  Moodus,  Connecticut. 
He  died  July  i8th,  1905. 

*ALVAH  REYNOLDS  JORDAN. 

Born,  December  13,  1844,  Kennebunk,  Maine. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  class  during  Sophomore  year. 

He  entered  the  army  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Pittsburgh  Landing.  As  nothing  has  been  heard  from  him 
since,  it  is  believed  that  he  died  from  his  wounds. 

*  CLARENCE  PORTER  KIDDER. 

Born,  May  10,  1839,  Wilkesbarre,  Pennsylvania. 

He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year,  when  he 


Class  of  1863  52 

returned  to  Wilkesbarre,  served  in  the  Pennsylvania  Re- 
serves and  became  a  lawyer.  He  practiced  his  profession 
until  his  death  in  1887. 

*  JAMES  F.  KNOWLES. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Greeneville,  N.  Y.     Enlisted 

September  9,  1861,  Co,  B.,  44th  N.  Y.  Vols.    Discharged 

for  disability  September   12,   1863,  at  Washington,  D. 

C.     Died  in  Steuben  County,  N.  Y.,  several  years  ago. 

EDWIN  MALANEY. 

Adelphic 

Born,  April  3,  1844,  Trenton,  New  York. 

He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year. 

Enlisted  October  21,  1861,  sergeant  Co.  C,  81st  N.Y. 
Vols.  Appointed  Captain  30th  U.  S.  Colored  Infantry 
April  12,  1864.  Mustered  out  December  10,  1865.  After 
the  war  he  became  a  farmer  at  Neponset,  Illinois, 
where  he  still  resides. 

HENRY  ELIAS  MUNGER. 

Born,  December  2%,  1841. 

Entered  college  first  term  Freshman,  from  Granville, 
New  York. 

He  remained  with  the  class  through  Sophomore  year, 
when  he  entered  the  army  as  2nd  lieutenant,  18th  New 
York  Volunteers.  Became  1st  lieutenant,  November  10, 
1862.  Mustered  out  May  28,  1863.  After  the  war  he  re- 
sided in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  from  1869  to  1872,  when  he 
left  there  to  go  to  Texas.  He  was  married  in  1865,  and 
has  three  children.  After  going  to  Texas,  he  became  lost 
to  his  family  and  has  not  been  heard  from  either  directly 
or  indirectly  since. 

♦  GEORGE  WASHINGTON  PARKHURST. 

Born,  September  8,  1837,  Ascutneyville,  New  York. 
He  was  with  the  class  but  one  term  in  Sophomore  year. 
He  then  left  on  account  of  some  disagreement  about  the 


S2  Union  College 

studies  he  wished  to  pursue.  He  became  a  lawyer,  and 
practiced  in  Oswego,  New  York,  where  he  married  and  had 
one  son.  His  wife  died.  He  left  Oswego  and  settled  in 
Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he  married  again.  He  continued 
in  the  practice  of  law  until  his  death  in  November,  1904. 

SMITH  PRATT. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Hopewell,  N.  Y.,  Enlisted 
in  8th  N.  Y.  Cavalry,  October  18,  1861.  Captured  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  September  15,  1862.  Discharged  for 
disability,  October  31,  1862. 

MAURICE  R.  QUACKENBUSH. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Pike,  but  did  not  remain  long. 
Address,  736  Elmwood  Avenue,  Buffalo,  New  York. 

* HENRY  CLAY  RANDOLPH. 
Philomathean. 

Entered  college  from  Shiloh,  New  Jersey. 

He  obtained  leave  from  college  to  serve  in  the  Rhode 
Island  Cavalry  for  three  months,  and  returned  at  the  end 
of  that  service.  He  left  college  during  Junior  year.  He 
died  about  the  year  1875. 

♦  HENRY  REMSEN  SCHWERIN. 
Adelphic.     ZW. 

Born,  May  28,  1842,  New  York  City. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman. 

He  was  2nd  Sergeant  U.  C.  Zouaves. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  be- 
came captain  Company  C,  119th  New  York  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, the  regiment  which  Colonel  Peissner  commanded. 
He  was  mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
and  died  on  May  6th,  1863.  His  body  was  brought  back 
to  Schenectady,  and  the  funeral  was  attended  by  his  class. 
His  Z^  pin,  sword,  and  personal  effects  were  returned  to 
his  family  by  Confederate  Z^'s  who  had  cared  for  him. 


Class  of  1863  53 

HENRY  HARRISON  SHEPARD. 

Born,  September  24,  1840,  Bethany,  New  York. 
Entered  first  term  Freshman,  from  Brookfield,  Iowa. 
Enlisted  August  17,  1863,  in  Co.  F.,  15th  N.  Y.  Cav- 
alry . 


♦  ALSON  ISAAC  SHERWOOD, 
Adelphic.     ©AX. 

Entered  from  Ballston  ,  New  York. 

He  remained  with  the  class  through  Sophomore  year. 
He  then  studied  law.  Settled  in  Lawrence,  Kansas.  Police 
judge  of  Lawrence  and  justice  of  peace  of  the  township. 
Married,  April  28th,  1865,  to  Addie  A.  Kingsley,  of  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut.  In  November,  1870,  located  at  Neosha, 
Kansas.  Was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  city,  and  the 
first  police  judge  and  justice  of  peace.  Was  appointed 
postmaster  in  187 1.  He  received  a  legacy  with  which  he 
bought  a  plantation  in  Mississippi,  where  he  lived  until  his 
health  broke  down.  He  then  returned  to  his  old  home  in 
Ballston,  New  York,  where  he  died  in  190 1. 


REV.  HARVEY  A.  SMITH. 

Enfield,  New  Hampshire. 

Entered  Freshman,  but  did  not  remain  long. 

*  GEORGE  SIMMONS  STEVENS. 
Adelphic.    AA<D. 

Born  in  Catskill,  New  York,  1842. 

Entered  college  first  term  Freshman.  He  remained 
through  Sophomore  year,  served  in  the  U.  S.  navy,  and 
studied  law.  Became  editor  of  a  newspaper  in  Catskill, 
New  York,  and  later  a  banker.    He  died  January  17,  1901. 


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*JOSEPH  SWILLER  STORY. 

AKE. 

Born,  September  ii,  1841,  Flatbush,  New  York. 

He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year.  He  left 
college  on  account  of  his  health  and  became  a  farmer.  He 
attended  the  40th  Reunion  of  the  Class.  He  died  December 
6,  1907. 

♦  CHARLES  EDWARD  TERRY. 
Philomathean. 

Born,  May  15,  1842,  Henderson,  Kentucky. 

Entered  first  term  Freshman,  and  remained  but  one  term. 

He  died  October,  1879. 

*  BENJAMIN  LINDSAY  TEMPLE. 

Born,  November  16,  1839,  Templeville,  Delaware. 

Entered  first  term  Sophomore,  and  remained  one  term. 

He  became  a  lawyer.  Was  a  member  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Constitutional  Convention,  and  subsequently  practiced 
law  in  Baltimore,  Maryland.    He  died  in  1881. 

DANIEL  DARRAGH  THURBER. 
Adelphic.    AO. 

He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year. 
He     became     quartermaster-sergeant,     First     Michigan 
Mounted  Rifles,  and  first  lieutenant  of  the  First  Michigan 
Cavalry.     The  secretary  has  received  no  answer  to  his 
letters. 

CHARLES    HARPER    VAN    PATTEN. 
Was  a  student  of  Chemistry  during  Junior  year. 


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*  ALBERT  VAN   WAGNER. 

Born,  June  25,  1836,  at  Pleasant  Valley,  New  York. 

He  was  a  lawyer  at  18  Wall  Street,  New  York,  in  1869, 
and  his  address  was  London,  England,  in  1887.  The  sec- 
retary is  now  informed  that  he  has  died. 

HENRY  PETER  VOSBURGH. 

Born,  October  29,  1838,  at  Otto,  New  York. 
He  was  with  the  class  during  Sophomore  year. 
He  became  a  physician  at  Halsey,  New  York. 

LEANDER  WILLIS. 

Entered  Freshman  class  from  Alden,  N.  Y.  Leaving 
College  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  he  became  first 
lieutenant,  116  N.  Y.  Vols.   Discharged  October  3,  1863. 


56  Union  College 

Statistics  of  the  Class  of  1863 

UNION  COLLEGE 

The  class  from  first  to  last  had  one  hundred  and  twelve 
members.  Of  these  sixty-two  received  at  graduation  the 
degree  of  A.  B.,  and  two  the  degree  of  C.  E.  Three  others 
received  degrees  later,  making  sixty-seven  degree  men. 
These,  at  last  accounts  or  at  the  time  of  their  deaths,  were 
in  the  following  occupations,  viz,  : 

Lawyers 21 

Business    13 

Ministry     10 

Medicine     9 

Teachers     5 

Engineers     4 

Editors 2 

Imperial  Customs   1 

Farmer     1 

Capitalist    1 


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Of  the  graduates  two  became  judges,  five  have  received 
the  degree  of  D.  D.,  three  the  degree  of  LL.  D.,  two  the 
degree  of  Ph.  D.  One  was  a  Member  of  Congress.  One 
a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Geographical  Society. 

There  were  forty-five  who  did  not  receive  degrees,  whose 
record  as  far  as  known  is  as  follows: 

i.aw37ers   7 

Business   6 

Ministry 1 

Medicine    2 

U.  S.  Army 1 

Engineer    1 

U    S.  Navy  1 

Farmers    4 


Class  of  1863  57 

Chemist 1 

Killed  or  died  in  the  Civil  War 8 

Died  during  College  period 2 

Occupations  unknown    11 

45 
Of  the  non-graduates    from    Union,  two    graduated  at 
Princeton,  one  at  Vermont  University,  and  one  at  West 
Point.     One  became  a  judge. 

Of  the  one  hundred  and  twelve,  thirty-nine  served  in 
the  Army  or  Navy  during  the  Civil  War  and  two  served 
in  the  Christian  Commission. 

In  April,  1861,  most  of  its  Southern  students  left  Union 
College  for  their  homes  w^ith  the  probable  intention  of 
entering  the  Confederate  service.  Efforts  to  obtain  infor- 
mation about  the  military  records  of  those  who  left  the 
Class  of  1863  have  been  unavailing. 


The  Class  of  1863  in  ''Who's  Who.'' 

In  the  -April,  1912,  number  of  the  Union  Alumni  Month- 
ly a  notice  of  ''Who's  Who  in  America  for  1910-11"  says 
that  the  Class  of  1863  has  the  proudest  record  among  the 
classes  of  Union  College  so  far  as  Who's  Who  indicates, 
for  28  per  cent,  of  its  members  are  found  in  Who's  Who, 
the  next  classes  being  1858  with  21  per  cent,  and  1872  with 
19  per  cent. 


Officers  of  the  Class. 

Elected  June  9,  1913. 
President,  Amasa  J.  Parker,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Vice  President,  Solomon  W.  Russell,  Salem,  N.  Y. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,Thomas  H.  Eearey,  Canan- 
daigua,  N.  Y. 


Class  of  1863  59 


Fiftieth  Reunion  Class  of  1863 

Union  College. 

Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  June  20,  1913. 
Dear  Classmates  of  1863,  Union  College: — 

It  has  been  a  labor  of  love  to  prepare  this  class  history 
for  our  50th  reunion. 

Before  our  delightful  40th  reunion,  on  account  of  my 
illness,  the  class  data  was  gathered  by  classmates  Easton 
and  Parker  and  was  given  me  after  the  meeting  to  put  in 
shape  and  have  published.  I  had  submitted  it  to  them  for 
correction  and  had  a  printer's  figures  on  the  printing,  when 
I  had  a  relapse  and  was  obliged  to  give  up  all  work  for 
nearly  a  year.  I  had  several  typewritten  copies  which  I 
sent  later  to  some  of  the  class,  but  it  is  a  great  source  of 
regret  that  it  was  not  printed  so  that  all  the  class  could 
have  read  it.  During  the  intervening  ten  years  many  of 
our  dear  classmates  have  gone  to  their  reward,  including 
five  of  those  who  were  at  the  40th  reunion. 

Fortieth  Reunion,  1903. 

At  that  reunion  we  met  at  the  college,  heard  letters  from 
the  classmates  not  present,  visited  our  class  tree  and  the 
Peissner  Memorial,  and  in  the  afternoon  went  to  Albany, 
where  we  were  the  guests  of  classmate  Parker  and  dined 
together  in  his  beautiful  home.    There  were  twelve  of  us : 

Rev.  Seth  Curtis  Beach,  D.  D.,  Wayland,  Mass. 

Hon.  Charles  L.  Easton,  New  York  City. 

Thomas  H.  Fearey,  Quincy,  Mass. 

Rev.  Jas.  Gibson  Johnson,  D.  D.,  Farmington,  Ct. 

Andrew  Kirkpatrick,  LT.  D.,  Newark,  N.  J. 

Rev.  Benjamin  B.  Loomis,  D.  D.,  Ph.   D.,  Scotia,  N.  Y. 


60  Union  College 

Rev.  Stephen  Palmer,  South  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Amasa  J.  Parker,  LL.  D.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Francis  T.  Patton,  New  York  City. 

Col.  Solomon  W.  Russell,  Salem,  N.  Y. 

Joseph  S.  Story,  Flatbush,  L.  I. 

Rev.  John  Wright,  D.  D.,  LL.    D.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

We  v^ere  photographed  in  Parker's  garden  in  a 
group,  w^hich  is  a  cherished  possession  of  the  class. 

Class  officers  were  re-elected  as  follows : 

President,  James  G.  Johnson. 

Secretary,  Thomas  H.  Fearey. 

Marshal,  Bradley  Martin. 

The  reunion  closed  with  the  singing  of  the  4Qth  anni- 
versary class  song  written  by  Seth  C.  Beach  for  the 
occasion. 


Class  Song. 
(Tune,  Auld  Lang  Syne.) 

We  come  again,  we  come  again, 

The   boys   of   Sixty-Three! 
Today  we  will  be  young  as  then, 

As  light  of  thought  and  free. 
We'll  sing  our  college  songs  anew, 

We'll  shout  with  joy  and  cheer; 
Life  shall  be  new  as  hearts  are  true 

On  this  our  fortieth  year. 

Believe  not  forty  years  have  sped, 

Say   rather   forty   days, — 
Since,  mists  of  hope  about  our  head, 

We  trod  those  classic  ways; 
Since  in  the  confidence  of  youth 

We  left  that  mimic  life. 
Knights-errant  we  of  Right  and  Truth, 

Courting  earth's  fiercer  strife. 


Class  of  1863  61 

Stern  foes  we've  met  on  every  field, 

But  more  of  friends  than  foes; 
The  years  have  brought  an  ampler  yield 

Of  blessings  than  of  woes; 
Then  sing  our  college  songs  anew, 

Then  shout  with  joy  and  cheer! 
Life  shall  be  new  as  hearts  are  true, 

On  this  our  fortieth  year. 

At  commencement  the  degree  of  D.  D.  was  conferred 
upon  Rev.  Seth  Curtis  Beach;  LL.  D.  upon  Andrew 
Kirkpatrick,  and  A.  B.  upon  Solomon  W.  Russell,  who 
left  college  early  in  his  course  to  join  the  Army.  These 
honors  to  our  classmates  added  to  our  pleasure.  The 
avocations  of  those  present  were  as  follows : 

Ministry,  five,  of  whom  three  were  D.  D's.  and  one 
D.  D.,  LL.  D. 

Law,  four,  of  whom  two  were  LL.  D's. 

Business,  one. 

Editor,  one. 

Farmer,  one. 

It  was  a  very  enjoyable  reunion  dinner,  bringing  to  mind 
again  the  delightful  and  profitable  associations  of  our 
college  days. 


Fiftieth  Reunion. 
June  9th  and  10th,  1913. 

The  class  assembled  at  2:30  P.  M.,  June  9th,  in  South 
Colonnade — the  following  being  present:  Beach,  Fearey, 
Fuller,.  Parker,  Russell  and  Waterbury.  Classmate  Beach 
was  chosen  to  preside  at  the  meeting  at  3  :30  P.  M.,  under 
the  class  tree.  After  a  pleasant  time  together,  the  class- 
mates proceeded  to  the  class  tree,  where  they  were  joined 
by  Classmate  Beattie,  making  seven  present.  A  photograph 
of  the  class  was  then  taken  grouped  under  the  tree  about 
the  portrait  of  Doctor  Hickok. 


62  Union  College 

The  class  tree  has  grown  large  and  beautiful,  and  is 
well  located  between  the  Nott  Memorial  building  and  the 
new  gymnasium.  The  day  was  perfect  and  a  large  audi- 
ence having  gathered,  the  exercises  were  begun  with  a  short 
address  on  the  Civil  War  record  of  the  class  by  Colonel 
Solomon  W.  Russell.  After  stating  that  thirty-nine  of  the 
class  served  in  the  Army  or  Navy  and  two  in  the  Christian 
Commission,  he  dwelt  upon  the  value  to  the  college  of  this 
record  of  loyalty  and  devotion  on  the  part  of  these  young 
students,  eight  of  whom  gave  up  their  lives,  others  gave  up 
the  possibility  of  com.pleting  their  college  course,  while  the 
lives  of  others  were  undoubtedly  shortened  by  the  exposure 
or  wounds  they  suffered.  These  men,  he  said,  and  all  who 
served  from  Union  in  the  Civil  War,  deserve  some  per- 
manent memorial  at  the  college. 

Classmate  Parker  then  read  the  following  letter  from 
Dr.  Charles  F.  Chandler,  who  is  the  only  one  living  of  the 
faculty  that  taught  the  Class  of  1863 : 

'*Havemeyer  Hall,  Columbia  University, 

*-'New  York  City,  June  6,  1913. 
"To  the  Union  College  Class  of  1863. 

''My  old  boys : 

"My  friend,  Fearey,  tells  me  that  you  are  going  to  have 
a  reunion  on  June  9th  and  10th.  Tf  it  were  possible  I 
should  certainly  attend.  Unfortunately,  for  really  the  first 
time  in  my  life,  I  am  laid  up  with  the  tedious  illness,  not 
at  all  dangerous  but  one  which  takes  the  energy  out  of  one, 
namely,  gout.  So  the  best  I  can  do  is  to  send  you  a  few 
words  to  recall  our  experiences  too-ether  at  Union  fifty 
years  ago. 

"The  Class  of  '63  was  next  to  the  last  class  to  whom  I 
lectured.  I  left  Union  as  soon  as  I  had  cast  my  vote  for 
T.incoln.  I  think  it  was  the  9th  of  November,  1864,  and 
Union  has  always  held  a  very  warm  place  in  my  heart.  It 
was  there  I  began  to  teach  chemistry  in  1857  to  students 
who  were  of  my  own  age  or  older,  and  I  never  had  any- 


c^.  y  ^U^JeJT^ 


Class  of  1863  63 

thing  but  pleasure  and  happiness  in  my  association  with  the 
Union  boys.  If  I  could  be  present  at  your  reunion  it  would 
be  very  interesting  to  exchange  stories  of  some  of  the  inci- 
dents that  occurred  in  those  early  years  at  Union,  at  a  time 
when  Union  was  one  of  the  largest  colleges  in  the  United 
States,  ranking  even  Harvard. 

"I  have  been  to  several  Union  dinners  in  New  York.  It 
is  a  great  pleasure  to  renew  my  acquaintance  with  the  men 
I  knew  at  Union.  Of  course  we  are  all  getting  on  in  years, 
but  that  serves  to  bind  us  more  closely  together.  The  sad 
feature  of  our  meetings,  however,  is  the  constantly  increas- 
ing number  of  our  mutual  friends  who  have  passed  to  the 
other  side.  But  I  never  shall  forget  all  the  kindness  that 
I  received  from  the  officers  and  vStudents  at  Union  during 
the  eight  years  I  was  there  as  a  young  man.  I  constantly 
meet  Union  men  and  am  in  earnest  in  saying  that  they  are 
men  who  always  command  my  respect,  because  they  are 
always  so  manly.  I  think  that  was  the  characteristic  of 
Union, — it  graduated  men.  I  have  met  them  in  all  walks 
of  life, — the  Legislature  and  Senate  at  Albany,  the  House 
of  Representatives  and  Senate  at  Washington, — and  I  have 
always  found  that  they  occupied  commanding  positions. 

"So  three  cheers  for  old  Union,  and  three  cheers  for  the 
Class  of  1863.     May  you  live  long  and  prosper. 

"Your  affectionate  old  professor, 

"C.  F.  Chandler." 

On  account  of  the  presentation  of  Doctor  Hickok's  por- 
trait by  the  class,  the  following  letters  written  by  him 
to  the  class  were  also  read. 

Letters  of  Rev.  Laurens  P.  Hiekok,  D  D.^LL,  D. 

"Amherst,  Mass.,  Oct.  26,  1874. 
"To  the  Class  of  1863,  Union  College,  N.  Y. 

"Your  secretary,  gives  me  opportunity  to  address  a  line 
to  you  in  the  class  history  which  he  is  now  preparing.     I 


^4  Union  College 

retain  a  lively  recollection  of  my  many  former  students, 
and  follow  their  particular  history  in  life,  so  far  as  I  can 
attain  it,  with  much  interest.  Aside  from  my  ministerial 
and  pastoral  connections  of  fifteen  years  labor,  I  have  pass- 
ed more  than  thirty  years  in  theological  and  collegiate  edu- 
cation, and  it  is  one  of  the  sources  of  deepest  satisfaction 
to  know  that  very  many  whom  I  have  helped  in  training 
for  active  life  are  now  in  prominent  and  influential  posi- 
tions in  our  land,  and  some  in  foreign  countries,  and  that 
by  their  ability  and  fidelity  they  have  secured  the  regard 
and  confidence  of  the  best  in  the  communities  where  they 
reside,  and  that  not  a  few  have  attained  wide  public  repu- 
tation and  distinguished  honor. 

"I  have  been  looking  over  the  catalogue  of  your  class, 
and  I  readily  call  up  the  features  and  characteristic  pecu- 
liarities of  most  of  the  members  as  you  appeared  in  the 
daily  recitation  room  and  amid  the  varied  scenes  of  your 
college  days.  Your  class-day  performances  and  your  com- 
mencement exercises  are  quite  fresh  in  mind,  and  particular 
incidents  and  personal  familiarities  give  prominence  to  you 
among  other  classes  in  my  retrospect  of  college  life  and 
experience.  The  respective  employments  in  which  you 
have  engaged  and  your  particular  places  of  residence  I 
have  in  many  cases  been  able  to  learn,  and  in  a  few  in- 
stances a  more  intimate  acquaintance  has  been  given  me 
from  year  to  year  in  your  personal  and  public  interests 
and  social  relations.  Some  of  your  number  have  been  re- 
moved early  from  life,  among  whom  are  names  that  were 
much  cherished  and  distinguished  in  the  class,  and  of  both 
the  living  and  the  dead  I  retain  a  kind  regard  and  many 
pleasant  remembrances.  My  earnest  but  truly  affectionate 
counsel  to  those  3^et  spared  among  the  living  is,  that  each 
one  promptly  and  steadily  fill  his  whole  sphere  of  action 
with  as  direct  an  influence  for  the  world's  best  good  as  he 
can,  and  this  with  fixed  intent  in  such  a  manner  as  in  it  to 
secure  his  honest  self -approbation. 

"Tn  reference    to  myself,  I  have    comfortable  health,  a 


Class  of  1863  65 

happy  home,  agreeable  society,  daily  occupation  in  my 
study,  a  calm  serenity  of  spirit  in  my  declining  years,  and 
I  believe  a  gracious  readiness  for  the  soon  coming  im- 
mortal inheritance  offered  in  the  gospel.  I  sincerely  pray 
the  best  earthly  and  heavenly  blessings  may  be  yours. 

** Affectionately  yours, 

"L.  P.  Hickok." 

*^\mherst,  May  25th,   1880. 
^'Thomas  H.  Fearey. 

"Dear  Sir: 

''I  have  received  yours  of  the  22nd  inst.,  and  under 
other  circumstances  it  would  be  a  pleasure  to  meet  your 
class  at  the  coming  Commencement  of  Union  College, 
and  especially  in  connection  with  their  tribute  of  respect 
to  the  lamented  Professor  Peissner. 

''But  though  in  general  comfortable  health  my  failing- 
sight  keeps  me  at  home,  and  prevents  my  taking  part 
in  or  adding  interest  to  any  public  meeting. 

*'I  remember  yourself  and  the  members  of  your  class 
with  much  satisfaction,  and  would  greet  you  all  with 
great  affection. 

'VMost  cordially  yours, 

"L.  P.  Hickok." 

''Amherst,  June  4th,  1883. 
''Thomas  H.  Fearey. 
"Dear  Sir: 

"Yours  of  the  1st  inst.  received  gratefully.  Please 
give  my  most  cordial  greeting  to  the  members  of  the 
Class  of  '63  present  at  your  coming  reunion.  I  would 
most  gladly  comply  with  your  request  to  write  to  them 
more  fully,  but  quite  defective  sight  prevents.  My 
health  in  other  respects  is  good  and  mind  in  full  vigor. 
I  have  you  in  cordial  remembrance. 

"Affectionately  yours, 

"L.  P.  Hickok." 


66  Union  College 

Then  mention  was  made  of  the  following  letter  from 
Prof.  Tayler  Lewis,  in  which  he  refers  to  the  Peissner 
Memorial  then  being  proposed  and  which  was  later 
given  the  college: 

"Union  College,  Schenectady,  February  16,  1875. 
"Thomas  H.  Fearey,  Sec'y  Class  of  1863. 

"My  Dear  Sir: 

"There  is  no  class  that  ever  graduated  from  Union  Col- 
lege, of  which  I  have  a  more  distinct,  or  more  pleasant 
recollection,  than  of  that  of  1863.  In  my  own  department, 
especially,  I  never  had  pupils  whom  it  was  a  greater  pleas- 
ure to  teach.  Taintor  and  Donald,  with  others  I  could 
mention,  came  nearer  to  my  ideas  of  what  belongs  to  true 
scholarship  and  culture,  than  is  generally  found  in  college 
life.  Taintor 's  Greek  poem,  although  it  contained  a  few 
trifling  slips,  was  the  best  I  have  know^n  delivered  in  Union, 
or  in  any  other  college,  and  more  w^holly  original.  His 
study  of  the  Assyrian  Cuneiform  writing,  and  his  transla- 
tion of  the  Layard  tablets  in  the  Library,  gave,  even  then, 
rich  promise  of  that  linguistic  talent  which  he  afterwards 
made  so  available,  and  so  useful,  in  his  official  position  in 
China.  Donald's  scholarship  gave  a  sure  guaranty  of  the 
success  he  has  since  had  in  that  noble  w^ork  of  teaching,  to 
w^hich  it  were  to  be  wished  more  of  our  students  would 
devote  themselves  as  a  permanent  profession.  My  men- 
tion of  these  wall  not  be  deemed,  I  hope,  a  disparagement, 
or  a  neglect  of  other  members  of  the  class,  whose  memo- 
ries I  recall  with  interest  and  affection.  Should  I  mention 
all  of  that  class  to  whom  I  am  grateful  for  the  credit  they 
have  done  their  Alma  Mater,  my  letter  would  be  too  long 
for  your  purpose. 

"I  am  greatly  pleased  with  your  idea  of  erecting  a  me- 
morial, in  the  new  chapel,  to  the  memory  of  Prof.  Elias 
Peissner,  who  so  bravely  fell,  at  the  head  of  his  regiment, 
in  the  battle  of  Chancellors ville.  No  man  could  be  more 
worthy  of  the  tribute,    whether  as  a  scholar  or  a  soldier. 


"^ ^ 


Class  of  1863  67 

Especially  grateful  is  such  a  remembrance,  at  this  time, 
when  so  much  is  doing  to  lower  the  standard  and  sully 
the  lustre  of  the  cause  for  which  he  gave  his  valuable  life. 

''In  making  such  a  memorial,  I  would  gladly  give  any 
assistance  in  my  power.  Please  inform  me  if  I  can  be  of 
any  further  service  to  you  in  arranging  your  class  bulletin, 
and  excuse  the  short  delay  in  answering  your  letter. 

''With  very  pleasant  remembrances, 

''Yours  truly, 

"Tayler  Lewis." 


Then  the  following  from  Prof.  Pearson : 

Union  College,  June  6,  1883. 
My  dear  Fearey: 

Yours  of  the  16th,  saying  that  the  Class  of  1863  pro- 
pose to  hold  a  meeting  at  the  coming  commencement 
has  been  received. 

This  allusion  to  your  class  recalls  very  vividly  to  my 
mind  the  condition  of  the  college  and  country  at  that 
time.  We  had  just  received  the  news  of  the  death  of 
the  lamented  Peissner  and  Schwerin  on  the  fatal  field 
of  Chancellorsville.  Our  usually  joyous  commence- 
ment season  was  mixed  with  sad  remembrances  of 
those  whom  we  had  lost. 

Some  of  your  class  were  graduated  while  absent  in 
the  field.  I  well  remember  when  the  roll  of  the  class 
was  called  by  the  faculty  to  recommend  candidates  for 
degrees,  the  question  was  asked,  "what  shall  we  do 
with  this  or  that  member,"  then  absent  with  the  Army, 
it  was  unanimously  answered,  "Pass  them  to  their  de- 
gree," to  which  good  old  Dr.  Hickok  assented  heartily. 

With  kindest  regards  and  best  wishes  for  the  Class 

of  '63,  J.  Pearson. 


68  Union  College 

Presentation  of  Dr,  Hickok's  Portrait, 

The  class  having  purchased  a  beautiful  oil  portrait  of 
Dr.  Hickok  to  present  to  the  college  as  their  50th  annivers- 
ary gift,  and  President  Richmond  being  present  to  receive 
same,  the  presentation  was  made  by  Classmate  Fearey,  who 
spoke  as  follows: 

"President  Richmond.  The  Class  of  1863  is  very 
happy  today  because  it  has  been  fortunate  in  securing  a 
beautiful  portrait  of  Doctor  Hickok,  who  was  acting  pres- 
ident during  its  college  course,  to  present  to  the  college 
as  its  50th  reunion  gift.  As  you  know,  the  class  gave  the 
college  the  bronze  bust  of  Colonel  Peissner  which 
adorns  the  library  and  which  perpetuates  the  honored  mxm- 
ory  of  their  beloved  and  respected  instructor  who  gave  up 
his  life  for  his  country  during  the  Civil  War.  The  Class 
of  186.3  is  called  the  'War  Class,'  so  it  was  fitting  that  they 
should  do  this.  No  less  fitting  is  it  that  they  should  give 
the  college  this  portrait  of  their  loved  and  honored  in- 
structor and  friend,  President  Hickok. 

"It  is  pertinent  to  this  occasion  to  remind  one  another  of 
the  high  character  and  noble  services  of  Doctor  Hickok  to 
the  cause  of  education  and  to  the  institutions  which  he 
served. 

"Dr.  Hickok  was  born  in  Bethel,  Conn.,  December 
29,  1798.  He  was  graduated  from  Union  in  1819  and 
was  ordained  in  1822.  When  2>6  years  old  he  became 
professor  of  Theology  in  Western  Reserve  College, 
Ohio,  where  he  served  eight  years,  going  to  Auburn 
(N.  y.)  Seminary  in  1844,  serving  there  in  a  similar 
capacity  until  1852,  when  he  came  to  Union  as  vice- 
president,  becoming  president  in  1866. 

"When  at  Auburn  he  published  his  first  volume  on  Phil- 
osophy, viz. :  Rational  Psychology.  This  was  followed  by 
other  volumes.  Dr.  Plickok's  views  on  philosophy  and  in- 
ternational law  were  widely  read  and  had  great  influence 
on  such  men  as  William  H.  Seward,  who  was  a  devoted 


Class  of  1863  69 

friend  of  his.  After  fifteen  years  loyal  service,  Dr 
Hickok  resigned  from  Union  and  retired  to  Amherst. 
There  he  wrote  'Logic  and  Reason.'  He  became  blind, 
but  lived  to  enjoy  the  rewards  and  honors  of  a  long  and 
useful  life,  and  died  May  6,  1888,  nearly  90  years  old. 
The  speaker  visited  him  in  1886  at  Amherst,  when  he 
recalled  and  spoke  with  affection  of  the  Class  of  '62>. 
And  now,  Mr.  President,  the  Class  of  1863  presents  to 
Union  College  this  portrait  ol  Doctor  Hickok  as  a  testi- 
monial of  love  and  affection  for  both  Doctor  Hickok  and 
its  Alma  Mater." 

President  Richmond  then  responded  for  the  college  and 
said: 

"Mr.  Fearey  and  the  Class  of  1863: 

'Tn  the  name  of  the  college,  I  gratefully  accept  the  por- 
trait of  an  illustrious  predecessor.  It  shall  have  an  honor- 
ed place  among  those  whose  services  and  attainments  have 
made  the  name  of  this  institution  famous.  Dr.  Hickok's 
title  to  enduring  memory  is  clear  not  only  to  those  who  love 
Union  College,  but  to  those  who  esteem  nobility  of  charac- 
ter and  respect  sound  scholarship.  His  face  as  it  appears 
on  this  canvas  is  the  face  of  a  gentleman  and  a  scholar,  and 
as  succeeding  generations  of  under-graduates  look  upon  it 
they  will  be  reminded  of  the  intellectual  force,  the  fine  de- 
votion and  the  untiring  labor  which  have  gone  into  the 
making  of  our  history. 

'T  am  especially  glad  to  receive  this  portrait  at  the  hands 
of  a  class  which  knew  and  loved  him.  The  Class  of  1863 
distinguished  itself  in  the  war,  as  we  have  heard ;  it  has 
been  distinguishing  itself  ever  since  in  many  fields  of  pro- 
fessional and  business  life.  It  is  a  happy  circumstance  that 
this  latest  gift  should  be  received  under  the  shadow  of  the 
tree  which  in  early  youth  you  planted  upon  these  well  loved 
college  grounds — a  place  to  which  your  memories  turn  with 
such  especial  tenderness.  May  this  flourishing  elm  tree, 
with  its    sturdy    trunk  and    its  wide    spreading  branches, 


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typify  the  strength  and  vigor  of  your  life,  and  bring  ta 
mind  your  beautiful  and  far  reaching  ministries  of  blessing. 
May  time  deal  gently  with  you  both;  may  your  fifty  sum- 
mers and  winters  of  good  service  be  followed  by  many 
summers  more,  and  may  you  often  gather  under  the  shadow 
of  your  class  tree  to  recall  the  pleasant  memories  of  the 
past  and  to  sing  with  us  the  praises  of  your  Alma  Mater." 

The  class  then  adjourned  to  South  Colonnade  and  or- 
ganized by  electing  the  following  officers  for  the  ensuing 
year: 

President,  Amasa  J.  Parker. 

Vice  President,  Solomon  W.  Russell. 

Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Thomas  H.  Fearey. 

Parker  reported  that  the  sashes  of  garnet  bordered  with 
yellowy  which  he  had  provided,  were  a  present  to  his  class- 
mates, to  be  worn  by  them  in  the  Reunion  Class  Costume 
parade  to  precede  the  Alumni  meeting  on  Tuesday. 

Colonel  Russell  was  chosen  to  act  as  class  captain  in  the 
parade.  It  was  announced  that  Classmate  Fearey  was  the 
recipient  of  one  of  the  three  honors  voted  this  year  by  the 
Graduate  Council  and  Alumni,  he  having  been  chosen  by 
the  secretaries  of  the  reunion  classes  to  be  grand  marshal  of 
the  Costume  parade,  which  has  become  a  permanent  arid 
attractive  feature  of  Alumni  day. 

Secretary  Fearey  reported  that  a  hundred  copies  of  the 
class  history  were  here  as  his  present  to  the  class  for  gener- 
al distribution.  The  type  was  being  kept  set  up  so  that  an 
account  of  the  class  doings  during  this  commencement  and 
any  corrections  and  additions  possible  might  be  made  be- 
fore a  final  edition  of  fifty  copies  is  published. 

A  motion  of  thanks  to  the  secretary  was  carried. 

A  motion  of  thanks  to  General  Parker  for  his  gift  of  the 
sashes  was  carried. 


Class  of  1863  71 

Classmate  Palmer  having  arrived,  those  present  at  the 
50th  reunion  were : 

Rev.  Seth  Curtis  Beach,  D.  D.,  Watertown,  Mass. 
Rev.  George  Arnotte  Beattie,  D.  D.,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Thomas  H.  Fearey,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 
Robert  Mason  Fuller,  M.  D.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
Rev.  Stephen  Palmer,  South  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 
Amasa  J.  Parker,  LL.  D.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
Colonel  Solomon  W.  Russell,  Salem,  N.  Y. 
Captain  Homer  Strong  Waterbury,  Polo,  111. 

Secretary  Fearey  announced  the  invitation  of  the  Class 
of  1881  to  make  use  of  their  box  on  the  campus  at  base 
ball  and  evening  festivities,  which  was  accepted  with 
thanks. 

It  was  announced  that  the  class  dinner  would  be  at  the 
Mohawk  Hotel  at  6:30  P.  M. 

The  secretary  reminded  all  of  his  address  and  asked  for 
frequent  word  from  all  the  classmates,  so  that  yearly  folios 
could  be  issued  to  be  added  to  the  class  history. 

Class  Dinner. 

Assembled  for  dinner  and  had  as  invited  guest  the 
second  son  of  our  beloved  and  lamented  classmate,  Rev. 
James  G.  Johnson,  D.  D. 

It  was  a  time  of  cheer  and  of  remembrance.  Letters 
were  read  by  the  secretary  from  classmates  who  could  not 
attend,  extracts  from  which  are  as  follows : 

Charles  S.  Austin: 

''Yours  came  to  me  as  a  voice  from  the  past,  and  I  sat 
and  mused  over  the  happy  days  we  all  had  from  '60  to  '63. 
Andy  Kirkpatrick!  little  fat  Andy!  how  I  always  enjoyed 
his  society. 

"My  health  would  be  good  were  it  not  for  the  lingering 


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disability  remaining  from  my  army  service.  Assm-ing 
you  of  the  pleasure  I  derived  from  your  letter  and  with 
a  greeting  to  all  living  members  of  '63." 

Edv^^ard  Gary: 

"I  am  compelled  to  give  up  coming.  I  am  grieved  and 
mortified,  but  I  cannot  help  it.  Dr.  Hickok  was  a  dear 
friend  and  helper  to  me.  Give  my  love  to  all  our  class- 
mates." 

S.  J.  Day: 

'*I  cannot  express  the  pleasure  it  would  afford  me  to 
cross  the  old  campus  at  Union  once  more  and  to  meet  my 
old  college  mates  again,  but  more  than  this  is  the  unveiling 
of  the  portrait  of  Dr.  Hickok,  that  grand  old  man  whom 
the  boys  loved  so  well." 

Nelson  O.  Freeman: 

''I  have  a  mental  picture  of  the  old  campus  and  college 
and  of  the  honored  men  who  taught  us.  Dr.  Hickok  looms 
large  among  them.  My  highest  regards  to  classmates 
of  '6?>r 

R.  A.  Harkness: 

**I  know  I  should  greatly  enjoy  a  visit  at  Old  Union  and 
the  meeting  with  the  boys  of  '63.  Kindly  remember  me 
with  best  wishes  to  all  the  class." 

Isaac  W.  Heysinger: 

"I  want  to  get  to  the  50th  reunion.  Meantime  take  all 
the  affection,  respect  and  admiration  I  can  give  for  your- 
self, and  all  left  over  for  my  dear  classmates,  and  the 
residue  for  Old  Union,  God  bless  her!" 

B.  B.  Loomis: 

"My  most  sincere  congratulations  to  classmates  who 
meet  June  9th  under  our  class  tree  and  celebrate  the  good 
Providence  which  prolongs  their    lives  to  attend  the  50th 


Members  of  the  Class  of  1863  in  the  Reunion  Classes  Costume  Parade. 
June  10,  1913. 


Class  of  1863  73 

Chase  Roys  wrote  in  Latin  on  a  postal  card  to  his 
dear  college  classmates  regretting  his  inability  to  meet 
with  them. 

Geo.  B.  Sawtelle: 

"Greetings  and  best  wishes  to  each  and  every  member  of 
our  class.  Much  would  I  enjoy  being  with  you  and  taking 
each  by  the  hand.    College  days  are  fresh  in  my  memory." 

John  Wright: 

"It  breaks  my  heart  to  write  that  I  cannot  be  with  you  as 
intended.     Give  my  love  to  all  the  boys  of  'dZ'^ 


The  secretary  reported  that  seventeen  classmates  had 
died  since  the  1903  reunion,  viz. :  Conant,  Conde,  Corbett, 
Easton,  Hickok,  Hulbert,  E.  E.  Johnson,  James  G.  John- 
son, Kirkpatrick,  Martin,  Murdock,  G.  W.  Parkhurst, 
Patton,  Sanford,  Serviss,  Story  and  Yates. 


The  following  classmates  have  not  been  heard  from 
since  1903,  viz.:  Atwood,  Earner,  E.  T.  Clark,  J.  W. 
Dubois,  G.  M.  Stewart,  and  H.  E.  Munger. 

Any  information  about  either  of  them  should  be  sent  the 
secretary. 

Adjourned  to  meet  again  at  St.  George's  church,  N. 
Eerry  Street,  at  10  A.  M.,  Tuesday,  to  prepare  for  the 
Costume  parade. 

The  Costume  Parade, 

Classmate  Eearey  was  grand  marshal  and  led  the 
parade  with  Samuel  P.  McClellan,  '81,  as  assistant 
marshal.  All  the  class  wore  garnet  sashes  bordered 
with  yellow,  with  "1863  U.  C.  1913"  painted  on  them. 
These  sashes  were  generally  admired. 


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The  class  had  the  right  of  line,  right  behind  a  fine  mili- 
tary band.  The  parade  was  very  picturesque  and  is  said  to 
have  been  "the  best  yet." 

Alumni  Luncheon, 

After  the  general  Alumni  meeting,  the  class  sat  together 
at  Alumni  luncheon  and  after  the  speaking,  when  the 
classes  paraded  about  the  hall,  the  class  of  '^Z  boys  joined 
in  and  were  loudly  applauded.  One  lady  said :  "Parker  and 
Fearey  danced  down  the  aisle  like  two  boys.''  One  class 
carried  President  Richmond  around  on  their  shoulders.  It 
was  the  liveliest  reunion  the  Class  of  1863  had  ever  attend- 
ed and  all  rejoiced  at  the  evidences  of  prosperity  and  were 
made  glad  again  by  the  beauty  of  the  campus  and  the  vast 
expanse  of  blue  sky  which  give  glorious  setting  to  the 
venerable  college  buildings. 

Honorary  Degrees. 

At  commencement  honorary  degrees  were  conferred 
upon  two  of  the  Class  of  '63,  viz. : 

Litt.  D.  on  Edward  Cary,  A.  M. 

D.  D.  on  Rev.  George  Arnotte  Beattie. 

Cary  was  not  present  to  receive  his  degree. 

President  Richmond  in  conferring  degree  upon  Beattie 
said: 

"George  Arnotte  Beattie.  A  graduate  of  Union  in 
the  Class  of  1863,  and  of  Princeton  Theological  Seminary; 
a  Captain  of  Volunteers  in  the  Civil  War;  was  Professor 
of  Philosophy  and  President  of  Sedalia  University;  soldier, 
educator,  minister  of  Christ,  and  a  faithful  soldier  of  the 
Cross — Honoris  Causa — I  admit  you  to  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity." 

Beattie,  Fearey  and  Palmer  attended  Commencement 
exercises.  Fearey  and  Palmer  enjoyed  President  and  Mrs. 
Richmond's  luncheon  to  meet  the  Chancellor,  Rev.  L.  Clark 
Seelye,  D.  D..  LT..  D.,  'S7 ,  while  Beattie  was  entertained 
at  Professor  Landreth's. 


Class  of  1863  75 

Then  here's  to  thee,  the  brave  and  free ; 

Old  Union  smiling  o'er  us; 
And  for  many  a  day  as  thy  walls  grow  gray, 

May  they  ring  with  thy  children's  chorus. 

War  Note. 

The  secretary  has  been  trying  to  complete  the  honor  roll 
of  the  class  and  has  met  with  some  success.  We  want  the 
record  of  every  classmate  who  went  to  the  war  on  either 
side,  and  their  addresses  if  living.  Will  not  classmates 
tax  their  memories  of  college  days  and  recall  those  they 
knew  who  served  in  either  army  and  report  to  the  sec- 
retary. The  college  records  are  strangely  silent  about 
many  who  did  her  great  honor. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

Thomas  H.  Fearey, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  Class  of  '63. 
Address,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 


76  Union  College 

Elias  Peissner 

A  history  of  the  Class  of  1863  would  not  be  complete 
that  failed  to  tell  of  the  affection  and  admiration  which 
prompted  its  gift  of  the  beautiful  bronze  bust  of  Elias 
Peissner  to  Union  College,  at  commencement  in  1880. 
As  the  presentation  address  of  Classmate  Edward  Cary 
gives  appropriate  expression  to  these  feelings,  it  is 
given  here  in  full.  The  inscription  on  the  pedestal  is  as 
follows : 

In  honor  of 

Elias  Peissner, 

Professor  in  Union  College, 

Colonel  of  the  119th  New  York 

Volunteers 

Killed  at  the  head  of  his  Regiment 

at  Chancellorsville,  Va., 

May  2nd,  1863. 


Accomplished  Scholar 
Beloved  Friend 
Heroic  Soldier 


Offered 

by  the  Class  of 

1863. 


Address  of  Presentation  by  Edzvard  Cary. 
Among  the  many  kindly  memories  which  the  Class  of  '63  have 
borne  in  their  hearts  since  they  quitted  these  pleasant  college  halls, 
there  has  been  none  more  firmly-seated  or  more  tenderly  kept  than 
that  of  the  noble  young  Professor  who,  a  few  weeks  before  our 
Commencement  Day,  laid  down  his  life  for  our  common  country. 
It  was  our  privilege  to  know  Prof.  Peissner  in  the  fullest  maturity 
of  that  vigorous  life  which  was  cut  down  all  too  soon.  We  knew 
him  first  as  an  eager  and  painstaking  teacher,  intensely  interested 
In  his  work,  full  of  suggestiveness,  happier  when  he  could  lead  and 


Class  of  1S63  77 

help  than  wnen  he  was  compelled  to  push,  sometimes  impatient 
with  our  want  of  preparation,  sometimes  very  severe  with  our 
boyish  frivolity,  which  seemed  to  his  devoted  student-mind  a  sort 
of  sacrilege,  but  always  alert  for  every  sign  of  intelligent  curiosity, 
always  untiring  in  aid  and  counsel,  always  inspiring  in  his  own 
laborious  yet  happy  pursuit  of  knowledge.  Later,  many  of  us  came 
to  know  him  more  intimately.  In  my  own  studies,  which  were  to  some 
extent  arranged  independently  of  the  regular  course,  I  had  the  in- 
estimable privilege  of  his  careful  guidance.  He  was  pleased  to 
make  me,  in  such  slight  degree  as  I  could  be,  his  coworker,  and  I 
passed  many  delightful  hours  with  him  collating  material,  arrang- 
ing notes,  and  preparing  the  manuscripts  of  his  lectures  and  books. 
I  was  thus  admitted  to  a  near  acquaintance  with  his  mode  of  work 
and  the  development  of  his  thought,  and  it  is  therefore  not  wholly 
presumptuous  in  me  to  speak  with  some  familiarity  of  his  qualities 
as  a  friend,  and  I  am  sure  that  as  I  found  him,  so  he  was  to  all  of 
us  in  the  measure  of  our  needs  and  his  opportunity.  How  heartily 
he  recognized  every  honest  effort.  How  his  ardent  intellectual 
longing  kindled  a  sympathetic  desire  in  our  minds.  He  was  as  loyal 
in  aid  as  he  was  elevated  in  aim  and  exacting  in  criticism.  No  cost 
of  time  and  attention  and  work  was  too  great  for  him  when  sought 
sincerely.  In  his  precious  companionship  we  saw  the  horizon  of 
knowledge  widen,  not  narrowed  by  dogmatism  nor  obscured  by 
vague  and  undisciplined  speculation.  He  was  an  unwearying 
worker,  and  in  his  society  work  seemed  the  more  inviting  the 
harder  it  was.  No  man  ever  kept  more  steadily  burning  or  more 
serenely  bright  the  flame  of  intellectual  conscience.  He  respected 
himself  too  much  not  to  respect  equally  the  mental  independence 
of  others.  It  was  not  only  the  truths  toward  which  he  guided  us 
which  were  of  value;  of  greater  worth  was  that  love  of  truth  with 
which  his  bright  example  inspired  us,  that  sincere  humility,  that 
proud  integrity  which  he  unfolded  before  us. 

The  Class  of  '63  passed  the  larger  part  of  its  college  life  in 
the  presence  of  the  terrible  yet  glorious  struggle  for  freedom  and 
the  Union.  Our  studies  were  constantly  broken  in  upon  by  the 
bulletins  which  told  of  battles  lost  and  won.  Our  minds  were  con- 
stantly distracted  by  the  development  of  that  tumultuous  and 
mighty  passion  of  patriotism  which  swept  over  the  land.  Many  of 
our  number  left  us  from  time  to  time  for  "the  front" — that  vague 
region  which  our  young  hearts  invested  with  the  charm  of  all  possi- 
ble adventure  and  of  all  chance  for  heroic  service.  Prof.  Peissner 
felt  from  the  first  the  impulse  to  which  he  finally  yielded.  He  had' 
been  trained  in  the  school  of  liberty,  and  had  sought  our  land  be- 
cause he  felt  that  here  better  than  in  his  own  he  could  enjoy  its 
blessings.  He  was  eager  to  make,  without  reserve,  the  most  costly 
offering  in  return  that  could  be  made.  For  months  he  devoted  all 
his  time  to  the  study  of  military  tactics  and  to  the  training  of  a 


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little  company  of  students,  into  which  latter  task  he  threw  as  much 
zeal  and  patience  as  if  he  had  been  training  an  army  corps.  I  can 
see  him  now,  his  lithe,  erect  form,  his  flashing  eye,  his  command- 
ing yet  graceful  gestures,  and  can  hear  his  ringing  voice  as  he 
shouted  his  orders  to  the  boys  scattered  in  skirmish  line,  along  the 
western  slope  of  the  Campus  yonder.  And  when  the  mimicry  of 
war  had  ended  beneath  the  tranquil  sunset  light,  many  an  hour  I 
have  passed  with  him  in  his  room  in  the  old  South,  bending  over 
Hardee,  or  listening  to  his  keen  suggestions  as  to  how  this  or  that 
manoeuvre  could  be  made  more  plain. 

In  the  Fall  of  1862,  just  before  the  college  reopened,  Prof. 
Peissner  took  command  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Nineteenth  New 
York  Volunteers.  At  last  he  was  fully  enlisted  in  the  cause  which 
was  the  dearest  on  earth  to  him,  and  the  full  significance  of  which 
he  understood  most  thoroughly;  first  by  the  quick  sympathy  of  a 
heart  warm  with  the  love  of  liberty  and  justice,  and  then  by  the 
profound  study  which  he  had  made  of  our  political  life,  and  the 
clear  conviction  which  he  had  of  the  value  of  the  Republic  to 
human  progress  everywhere  and  always.  His  record  as  a  soldier 
is  brief,  but  it  is  very  characteristic.  He  was  as  faithful  to  his 
men  as  he  had  been  to  his  students,  and  he  mastered  every  detail 
of  his  new  profession  with  the  rapid  intelligence  and  the  intense 
application  which  he  had  shown  in  his  old  one.  When  his  regi- 
ment lay  in  camp  facing  the  enemy  one  of  his  superior  officers  re- 
marked, "We  can  lie  down  in  safety  tonight,  for  Peissner  has  com- 
mand of  the  pickets."  The  words  were,  in  little,  the  description  of 
his  admirable  character.  Whoever  came  in  contact  with  him  in- 
stinctively felt  this  unreserved  confidence  that  whatever  a  generous 
sense  of  duty  could  demand  he  would  be  sure  to  give.  I  need  not 
say  that  he  was  brave.  His  was  the  courage  at  once  of  a  strong 
nature  and  of  a  lofty  ideal.  What  were  the  dangers  of  the  field  to 
a  soul  which  saw  in  its  immediate  surroundings  scope  for  the 
noblest  activity,  and  which  saw,  beyond,  the  infinite  worth  of  the 
cause  which  it  was  serving?  When  he  crossed  the  Rappahannock, 
the  first  man  of  that  gallant  and  ill-fated  Army  of  the  Potomac,  he 
knew  that  whether  he  lived  or  died  his  acts  were  linking  the 
efforts  of  all  the  past  to  the  possibilities  of  freedom  and  progress 
in  the  continual  future.  When,  on  that  terrible  morning  of  the  2d 
of  May,  he  rode  calmly  down  the  lines,  holding  his  men  firm 
against  the  fierce  onset  that  was  scattering  those  on  either  side, 
he  knew  that  those  who  fell  in  that  fight  fell  as  the  seed  falls,  mak- 
ing the  great  harvest  possible.  And  yet,  when  this  heroic  soldier 
of  universal  freedom,  this  patriot  whose  patriotism  was  deeper  than 
love  of  country,  lay  mortally  wounded,  his  last  words,  which  a 
stricken  comrade  gathered  from  his  lips,  were  a  prayer  that 
touches  the  deepest  spring  in  our  heart,  "God  protect  my  wife  and 
children!"   Let  us  bow  in  silence  before  this  cry  of  human  anguish. 


Class  of  1863  79 

which  so  reveals  to  us  the  costliness  of  the  sacrifice  that  had  been 
laid  on  the  altar  of  our  country  and  its  sacred  cause. 

This  is  the  man  whose  memory  the  Class  of  '63  desire  to 
honor  in  the  bust  which  we  present  to  you.  It  is  a  tardy  testimony 
of  our  love  and  reverence  for  him,  but  its  very  tardiness  is  proof 
that  after  near  a  score  of  years  his  place  is  warm  in  our  hearts. 
We  hope  that  as  the  students  of  Union  come  and  go,  looking  daily 
on  these  features,  they  may  feel,  even  if  remotely,  some  added  im- 
pulse toward  the  pure  and  noble  ideal  of  character  and  conduct 
which  Col.  Peissner  so  faithfully  cherished,  and  that,  in  their  young 
and  generous  souls,  his  beautiful  life  may  be  perpetuated. 


80  Union  College 

Union  College  Zouaves 

Elias  Peissner,  who  was  Captain,  was  born  March  27, 
1826,  at  Vilseck,  Bavaria.  His  father,  Jacob  Peissner, 
held  an  office  under  Louis,  the  old  King  of  Bavaria.  He 
attended  the  Amberg  Gymnasium  for  eight  years,  grad- 
uating when  17  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  Munich 
University  and  studied  philosophy  two  years  and  law 
three  years,  being  regularly  authorized  to  practice  law 
in  18^9.  He  then  spent  part  of  a  year  at  the  University 
of  Giessen.  He  was  suspected  of  favoring  the  German 
revolution  and  obtained  with  difficulty  a  passport  to  visit 
foreign  universities. 

He  arrived  in  New  York  July  3,  1849.  While  on  a 
trip  to  Niagara  F'alls  on  foot,  he  stopped  at  vSchenectady 
and  began  teaching  German,  fencing  and  broadsword 
to  professors  and  students.  This  led  to  his  teaching 
Latin  and  political  economy  and  in  1855  Union  College 
founded  for  him  the  Professorship  of  the  German 
Language  and  Literature  and  added  the  lectureship  on 
political  economy.  He  published  the  same  year  an 
English-German  gTammar  and  in  1858,  ''Romance 
Languages." 

He  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Prof.  Tayler 
Lewis,  in  April,  1856,  and  they  had  three  children,  one 
of  whom  died  in  1860.  The  daughter  became  the  wife 
of  Prof.  Ira  N.  Hollis,  and  has  been  dead  many  years. 
The  son,  Tayler  Lewis  Peissner,  then  an  infant,  was 
made  ''child  of  the  company,"  by  the  Zouaves.  Mrs. 
Peissner  became  Registrar  of  the  College,  and  was 
known  to  a  great  many  of  the  Alumni  and  students.  A 
Grand  Army  Post  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  is  named  after 
Colonel  Peissner. 

The  following  classmates  of  1863  were  members  of 
the  Union  College  Zouaves: 

Charles  S.  Austin,  Louis  H.  Bellinger,  F.  J.  Bennett, 
Edward    Cary,    Charles    G.     Clark,  George  W.   Denton, 


ELIAS  PEISSNER. 

Colonel  119th  New  York  Volunteers. 
Chancellorsville,  May  2nd,  i^ 


Killed  at 


Class  of  1863  81 

Jacob  W.  Dubois,  Charles  L.  Easton,  Thomas  H. 
Fearey,  Wm.  H.  Field,  Charles  M.  A.  Hewes,  John 
J.  Holloway,  E.  E.  Johnson,  Alvah  R.  Jordon,  Clarence 
P.  Kidder,  Bradley  Martin,  T.  C.  L.  Mott,  A. J.  Parker, 
Jr.,  Charles  E.  Pearce,  Hiram  E.  Phelps,  Vincent  M. 
Porter,  I.  E.  Roberts,  J.  B.  Robinson,  George  M.  Stew- 
art, Joseph  S.  Story,  Henry  R.  Schwerin,  Frank  Thomp- 
son, Homer  S.  Waterbury,  Joseph  Yates. 

Of  a  total  enrollment  of  82,  the  Class  of  '63  furnished 
29  members. 


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HONOR  ROLL 

Members   of   the    Class   of    1863,    Union    College, 

Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  Who  Served  in  the 

Civil  War,  1861-1865. 


Thirty-nine  of  the  class  are  known  to  have  served  in 
the  Union  Army  or  Navy  and  two  in  the  Christian  Com- 
mission. Eight  were  killed  or  died  from  wounds  or 
disease.  Two  continued  in  the  Army  and  Navy  after 
the  war,  and  died  in  the  service. 

CHARLES  SEYMOUR  AUSTIN. 

He  entered  the  army  in  an  Illinois  regiment  in  the  spring 
of  1864,  but  was  obliged  to  quit,  on  account  of  ill  health, 
the  following  October.    Address,  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

♦  WILLIAM  PENN  BARD. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Reading,  Pa. 

Left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  became 
lieutenant  in  a  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  regiment.  He  died 
since  the  war. 

REV. 'GEORGE  ARNOTTE  BEATTIE. 

He  assisted  in  raising  a  company  of  volunteers  in  Bur- 
lington, Iowa,  and  was  commissioned  captain  and  A.  A.  G. 
Address,   398   Spring  Street,  Atlanta,   Georgia. 

^1^  DANIEL  BOSWORTH. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Baltimore,  Md. 

Left  college  and  enlisted  July  30,  1861,  in  Company 
H,  Forty-eighth  New  York  Infantry.  He  was  killed  in 
action  at  Fort  Wagner,  July  18,  1863. 

*Deceased. 


Class  of  1863  83 

^ARNOLD  BROWN. 

Enlisted  October  2,  1863,  Co.  A,  147th  N.  Y.  Vols. 
Killed  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  May  5,  1864. 

=1^  ANGUS  CAMERON,  JR. 

Left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  became 
second  lieutenant,  One  Hundred  Twenty-first  New  York 
Volunteers.  Promoted  to  first  lieutenant  August  31,  1862. 
Died  of  typhoid  fever  November  9,  1862,  at  Bakersfield, 
Md. 

♦  WILLIAM  CLARENCE  CORBETT. 

Left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  joined 
the  Eighty-seventh  New  York  Volunteers,  October  14, 
'61,  which  he  helped  to  recruit.  He  commanded  his 
company  in  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  was  taken  prisoner 
at  Chancellorsville  May  3,  '63,  and  sent  to  Libby  prison. 
He  was  exchanged  and  returned  to  his  regiment  Octob- 
er 7,  '63.  Mustered  out  August  17,  1864.  He  died  No- 
vember 4,  1912,  in  jNTinneapolis. 

THOMAS  HEALEY  FEAREY. 

Was  commissioned  second  lieutenant.  United  States 
Signal  Corps,  August  25,  1863.  On  duty  in  the  defences 
of  Washington  until  October  11,  1863,  when  he  reported  to 
General  Meade,  commanding  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and 
served  through  the  war  in  that  army,  being  at  different  times 
signal  ofilicer  at  General  Meade's  headquarters,  upon  the 
stafif  of  General  Sykes,  commanding  the  Fifth  Army  Corps, 
and  that  of  Major-General  H.  G.  Wright,  commanding  the 
Sixth  Army  Corps.  He  had  charge  of  the  celebrated  Pee- 
ble's  Farm  signal  station  on  the  left  at  Petersburg,  which 
was  on  a  tower  147  feet  high  built  by  the  50th  N.  Y.  Engi- 
neers. This  tower  was  only  2,200  yards  from  the  enemy's 
batteries.     With  his  telescope    he  covered  the  enemy's 


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works  and  roads  for  many  miles.  General  A.  A.  Hum- 
phreys  command,  the  second  Army  Corps  and  General 
Alex  S.  Webb,  Chief  of  General  Meade's  staff,  spent 
hours  on  his  station  in  March,  1865.  "Captain  Fearey," 
they  said,  "show  us  what  you  know  of  this  front,  we 
want  to  advance  our  picket  line  so  that  we  can  mass 
men  for  an  attack."  They  were  shown  weak  places  in 
the  enemy's  defences  through  which  the  6th  Corps 
broke  on  April  2nd.  He  was  with  General  Wright  in 
the  charge  that  broke  the  Confederate  lines  on  April  2, 
1865,  and  led  to  the  fall  of  Petersburg  and 
Richmond.  The  next  day  the  New  York  Herald 
correspondent,  referring  to  this  battle,  said :  "Lieu- 
tenant Thomas  H.  Fearey  of  the  United  States 
Signal  Corps  attached  to  the  staff  of  General  H. 
G.  Wright,  commanding  the  Sixth  Army  Corps,  had 
the  honor  of  establishing  the  first  Union  signal  station 
within  the  captured  rebel  works.  He  rendered  very  effi- 
cient service  during  the  whole  day,  and  wherever  the  fight 
was  hottest,  there  his  flags  were  always  swaying." 
He  was  at  Appomattox  Court  House  when  General  Lee 
surrendered.  Mustered  out  in  August,  1865.  His  oldest 
son,  Robert  H.  Fearey,  served  in  Cuba  during  the  Spanish 
War.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  of  the  G. 
A.  R.     Address,  Canandaigua,  New  York. 

REV.  NELSON  ORLANDO  FREEMAN. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Wolcott,  Vermont. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  his  Sophomore  year,  and 
entered  the  army,  serving  through  the  War.  Address,  174 
Main  Street,  Batavia,  Illinois. 

*  EDWARD  FROTHINGHAM. 

Enlisted  September  27,  1861,  in  Co.  K,  44th  N.  Y. 

Vols.,  and  was  made  Hospital  Steward  October  10,  '61. 

Promoted  to  Hospital  Steward  U.  S.  A.,  December  11, 

'62.      Studied    medicine    and    became    assistant    surgeon, 


Class  of  1863  85 

New  York  Volunteers.  After  the  war  he  was  assistant 
surgeon,  United  States  Navy.  He  died  on  the  Oneida, 
January  24,  1870. 

GEORGE  CLINTON  GIBBS,  Jr. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  enlisting 
August  19,  1861,  at  Delhi,  N.  Y.,  to  serve  three  years. 

1st  Sergeant  in  3d  N.  Y.  Cavalry,  December  25,  1861. 

2nd  Lieutenant,  December  27.  1862. 

1st  Lieutenant,  February  2,  1863. 

Captain,  December  22,  1864. 

Captain  First  Reg't  of  Mounted  Rifles,  July  21  to  Sep- 
tember 6,  1865. 

Captain  4th  Cavalry,  September  6  to  November  29,  1865, 
when  Regiment  was  mustered  out. 

Brevet  Major,  May  18,  1866,  for  gallant  and  merito- 
rious services. 

*  JAMES  FINGAL  GREGORY. 

He  remained  through  Sophomore  year,  and  then  left  col- 
lege to  become  a  cadet  at  West  Point,  where  he  gradu- 
ated in  1865.  In  1865  and  1866,  second  lieutenant  Fifth 
Artillery;  in  1866  to  1874,  first  lieutenant  Engineer 
Corps:  1874  to  1881,  captain  Engmeer  Corps;  aide-de- 
camp to  General  Sheridan,  with  rank  of  lieutenant- 
colonel,  1881  to  1885;  lighthouse  engineer  for  the  fifth 
and  sixth  districts,  1886,  until  his  death  on  July  31, 
1897,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

ISAAC  WINTER  HEYSINGER,  M.  D. 

He  served  in  1862,  in  the  Seventh  Rhode  Island  Cavalry 
regiment  in  Pope's  Army,  and  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
In  1863  he  was  first  sergeant,  Nineteenth  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, and  served  in  the  Army  of  the  West,  under  Grant  and 
Sherman.  He  was  in  command  of  his  company  from 
March  to  December,  1864,  when  he  was  commissioned  cap- 


86  Union  College 

tain  by  President  Lincoln  in  the  United  States  Infantry,  and 
ordered  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  served  in  that 
army  until  the  surrender  at  Appomattox.  His  regiment  was 
then  ordered  to  Texas,  to  guard  the  Rio  Grande,  and  help 
the  Tnarez  and  Diaz  Mexicans  against  Maximilian.  Was 
mustered  out  in  December,  1865,  in  New  Orleans.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  and  of  the  Military  Institu- 
tion of  the  United  States,  Governor's  Island,  New  York. 
Address,  1521  Poplar  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

♦  JOHN  JORDAN  HOLLOW  AY. 

He  left  college  during  the  Civil  War  and  enlisted  in  Col- 
onel Shackelford's  First  Kentucky  Infantry.  He  was  later 
appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the  Twenty-fifth  Kentucky 
Infantry.  He  was  wounded  at  Fort  Donelson.  After  recov- 
ering became  first  lieutenant  in  Colonel  Benjamin  H.  Bris- 
tow's  regiment  of  Kentucky  Cavalry,  and  was  in  the  famous 
march  after  Morgan,  following  his  raid  into  Indiana  and 
Ohio.  While  in  camp  at  Russelville,  Kentucky,  he  died, 
September  27,  1863,  of  typhoid  fever.  A  Grand  Army 
Post  in  Kentucky  is  named  after  him. 

♦WILLIAM  STARLING  HOLLO  WAY. 

He  enlisted  in  the  Twenty-fifth  Kentucky  Volunteers.  He 
lost  a  leg  and  walked  with  crutches  the  rest  of  his  life.  Died 
in  191 1. 

*ERI  BAKER  HULBERT,  D.  D.,  LL.  D. 

Served  in  the  United  States  Christian  Commission,  in 
army  work,  for  three  months.    Died  February  17,  1907. 

*  WILLIAM  HUTTON,  Jr. 

He  left  college  and  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  in  the 
One  Hundred  Twenty-third  New  York  Volunteers. 
Died  July  22,  1864,  of  wounds  received  July  20,  1864, 
at  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Georgia. 


Class  of  1863  87 

*  ALVA  REYNOLDS  JORDAN. 

He  entered  the  army  in  an  Illinois  regiment.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Pittsburgh  Landing  and  died  from 
his  wounds. 

*  CLARENCE  P.  KHJDER. 
Served  in  the  Pennsylvania  Reserves. 

*  JAMES  F.  KNOWLES. 

Enlisted  September  9,  1861,  in  Co.  B,  44th  N.  Y.  Vols. 

Discharged  for  disability  September  12,  1863,  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  Died  in  Steuben  County,  New 
York,  some  years  ago. 

^:<  BRADLEY  MARTIN. 
In  July,  1864,  appointed  first  lieutenant  Co.  F.,  Ninety- 
third  New  York  Vols.  His  regiment  served  one  hundred 
days  at  the  front.  His  captain  being  absent,  he  commanded 
his  company  during  the  whole  time.  Mustered  out  Novem- 
ber 1,  1864. 

EDWIN  MALANEY. 

Entered  Sophomore  from  Trenton,  N.  Y. 

Enlisted  October  2L  1861,  Sergeant  Co.  C,  81st  N. 
Y.,  Volunteers.  Appointed  Captain  30th  U.  S.  Colored 
Infantry  April  12,  1864.  Mustered  out  December  10, 
1865.     Avddress,  Neponset,  Illinois. 

*  SAMUEL  COLES  LEONARD  MOTT. 

Was  preparing  for  the  ministry,  when  he  went,  in  1864, 
to  Newbern,  North  Carolina,  in  the  army  service  of  the 
United  States  Christian  Commission,  where  he  contracted 
disease  from  which  he  died  January  23,  1865. 

HENRY  ELIAS  MUNGER. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  his  Sophomore  year,  and 
became  second    lieutenant.  Eighteenth    New  York  Volun- 


88  Union  College 

teers.     Promoted    to    first    lieutenant,    November,    1862. 
Mustered  out  May  28,  1863. 

*  CHARLES  EDWARD  PEARCE. 

After  graduating  he  became  captain  of  the  Sixteenth  New 
York  Heavy  Artillery,  and  was  subsequently  promoted  to 
be  major.  He  served  on  the  staff  of  Major  General  A.  H. 
Terry,  in  North  Carolina,  and  after  the  surrender  of  Gen- 
eral Joe  Johnston't  Army,  was  detailed  as  Provost  Marshal 
General  Eastern  District,  North  Carolina,  and  had  charge 
of  the  organization  of  the  Freedman's  Bureau  in  the  same 
district.  Mustered  out  in  August,  1865.  Died  January  30, 
1902. 

=:  HIRAM  EDGAR  PHELPS. 

During  his  college  course  he  served  for  three  months  in 
the  Rhode  Island  Cavalry.  Just  before  graduating  he 
was  drafted  and  joined  the  Eighty-third  New  York  Vol- 
unteers, July  7,  '63.  Transferred  June  7,  '64  to  97th  N. 
Y.  Volunteers.  Wounded  in  action  before  Petersburg, 
June  24,  '64.     Mustered  out  July  18,  '64.     Died  in  1895. 

*  JAMES  FRANKLIN  POTTS    M.  D. 

During  his  college  course  he  obtained  leave  of  absence 
and  served  for  three  months  with  the  Rhode  Island  Cavalry, 
returning  at  the  end  of  his  service.  After  graduation  he 
attended  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  Philadelphia,  get- 
ting his  M.  D.  in  1864.  He  was  then  appointed  assistant 
surgeon,  U.  S.  V.,  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
hospitals.    Died  June  8,  1896. 

SMITH  PRATT. 

Left  college  first  term  Sophomore  and  enlisted  in  the 
8th  New  York  Cavalry,  October  18,  1861.  Captured  at 
Harper's  Ferry  September  15,  1862.  Discharged  for 
disability,  October  31,  1862. 


Class  of  1863  89 

♦  HENRY  CLAY  RANDOLPH. 

He  obtained  leave  from  college  to  serve  in  the  Rhode 
Island  Cavalry  for  three  months,  and  returned  at  the  end 
of  that  service.    Died  in  1875. 

ISAAC  ELLMARK  ROBERTS,  M.  D, 

He  obtained  leave  of  absence  during  his  college  course, 
and  joined  the  Rhode  Island  Cavalry  for  three  months, 
returning  to  college  at  the  end  of  the  service.  .Address, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

SOLOMON  WRIGHT  RUSSELL. 

He  left  college  in  the  spring  of  i86i  to  enter  the  army. 
He  was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  A,  Second  Regi- 
ment, New  York  Cavalry,  September  19,  1861,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  until  the  spring  of  1862,  when  the  regiment 
was  mustered  out.  He  was  then  commissioned  Captain 
of  the  Eighteenth  New  York  Infantry,  and  served  until 
the  expiration  of  its  service.  In  June,  1863,  he  was 
commissioned  first  lieutenant  in  the  Forty-ninth  New  York 
Infantry;  captain,  September,  '64;  major,  April,  '65. 
He  was  finally  mustered  out  of  service  of  the  United 
States  June  27,  1865,  having  served  continuously  for 
four  years,  except  when  confined  to  the  hospital  on  account 
of  wounds.  He  was  shot  through  the  body  at  the  battle 
of  Rappahannock  Station,  Virginia,  November  7,  1863. 
Reported  for  duty  again  during  the  battle  of  Spottsylvania 
Court  House.  He  had  his  horse  shot  under  him  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Cold  Harbor.  Was  with  the  Sixth  Corps  in  the  Val- 
ley, where  he  was  shot  in  the  left  foot,  and  he  had  his  horse 
shot  under  him  during  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  October 
19,  1864.  He  was  made  brevet-major  for  meritorious  ser- 
vices at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek,  and  was  commissioned  as 
major  of  the  Forty-ninth  New  York  Infantry.  For  gallant 
and  meritorious  services  at  Petersburg,  and  at  the  battle  of 
Sailor's  Creek,  Virginia,  he  was  brevetted  lieutenant-colonel 


90  Union  College 

by  the  President  of  the  United  States.  On  account  of  his 
services  in  the  war,  Union  College  graduated  him  as  of  the 
class  of  1863.  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Address,  Salem, 
N.  Y. 

=;^  GEORGE  FREDERICK  SAWYER. 

He  was  commissioned  third  assistant  engineer,  United 
States  Navy,  September  8,  1863,  and  ordered  to  the  "Lan- 
caster'' of  the  Pacific  Squadron.  He  served  in  the  Navy 
until  1868. 

>::  HENRY  REMSEN  SCHWERIN. 

He  left  college  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  be- 
came captain  of  Company  C,  One  Hundred  Nineteenth  New 
York  Volunteer  Infantry,  the  regiment  which  Colonel 
Peissner  commanded.  He  was  mortally  wounded  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Chancellorsville,  May  2,  and  died  on  May  6,  1863. 
His  body  was  brought  back  to  Schenectady,  and  the  funeral 
was  attended  by  his  class. 

HENRY  HARRISON  SHEPARD. 

Enlisted  August  17,  1863,  for  three  years  in  Co.  F, 
15th  N.  Y.  Cavalry. 

GEORGE  SIMMONS  STEVENS. 
Served  in  the  U.  S.  Navy. 

GEORGE  MIXTON  STEWART. 

During  his  Junior  year  he  left  college  and  became  captain 
in  a  Massachusetts  regiment.  In  1864  he  returned  and 
completed  his  college  course.  He  then  re-entered  the  army 
as  captain,  and  served  until  the  end  of  the  War,  being  mus- 
tered out  December  20,  1865. 

-^  EDWARD  PAYSON  TAYLOR. 
He  left  college  during  Senior  year,  and  was  appointed 


Class  of  1863  91 

captain,  A.  Q.  M.,  by  President  Lincoln,  and  served  in  the 
southwest  at  Little  Rock,  New  Orleans  and  Mobile.  At 
Little  Rock  he  was  District  Quartermaster  with  head- 
quarters in  General  Albert  Pike's  mansion.  In  the 
spring  of  1865,  became  Quartermaster  of  the  7th  Army- 
Corps  on  General  E.  R.  Canby's  staff.  After  the  taking 
of  Mobile  was  Post  Quartermaster  until  August,  1865, 
when  he  was  ordered  to  Shreveport  to  receive  the  sur- 
render of  General  Kirby  Smith,  which  took  his  time 
until  November.     He  resigned  December  20,  1865. 

DANIEL  DARRAGH  THURBER. 

He  left  at  the  end  of  Sophomore  year,  and  became  quar- 
termaster sergeant,  First  Michigan  Mounted  Rifles,  and 
later  first  lieutenant  of  the  First  Michigan  Cavalry.  Ad- 
dress, Pontiac,  Michigan. 

♦  CHARLES  K.  WARNER. 

After  graduation  became  third  assistant  engineer  United 
States  Navy,  and  was  ordered  to  the  "Rhode  Island"  and 
served  upon  her  until  the  close  of  the  war.  Resigned  Sep- 
tember 28,  1866. 

HOMER  STRONG  WATERBURY. 

He  enlisted  in  December,  1863,  in  the  Third  New  York 
Cavalry,  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the  James  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  Mustered  out  December,  1865.  Com- 
missioned brevet  captain  by  the  Governor  of  New  York, 
for  faithful  services  to  the  State  and  Nation.  Address, 
Polo,  Illinois. 

LEANDER  WILLIS. 

Entered  Freshman  from  Alden,  N.  Y. 
Left  college  and  became  first  lieutenant  116th  N.  Y. 
Vols.     Discharged  October  3,  1862. 


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Any  additional  information  regarding  the  war  service 
of  the  members  of  the  Class  of  1863  will  be  gladly  received 
and  printed  in  later  folios. 

Address,  Thomas  H.  Fearey, 

Canandaigna,  N.  Y. 


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